RADIO: Teaching Your Kids About Money!
Fact: 1% of kids in our country save money. Now that we’ve let that statistic settle in, I’m happy to tell you that there’s hope for all of us who struggle with effective ways to teach our kids about money. As with most things involving kids and lessons, it starts when they are young. And today, we’re going to give parents…
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RADIO: The Road to High School Success Starts Early!
Success in high school starts years earlier – so this is a show for parents of kids all ages! Kids often tell their parents that life as a teen is much more stressful today than in the past. And you know what? There’s some truth to their feelings! The reality is that teens today have different stresses. And the stakes…
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You Say Potato. I Say Po-TAH -to. A Tailgate Idea for Everyone!
I love it when someone asks me to weigh in on anything culinary. Why? Well, the truth is I’m a bit insecure about my skills in the kitchen. And that’s why this project I just did for ForRent.com was so much fun. As part of their Ultimate Tailgating Celebration (be sure to sign up for a GREAT $2,000 Ultimate Tailgating…
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Loving Winter in the Summer. And Fall. And Spring.
I had the opportunity to hang out with, and meet a lot of pretty amazing people in Washington this past weekend. Lots. But no one captured my heart more than 13-year old Winter Vinecki. No one. Winter’s father, Michael, like me, was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer when he was in his early forties. And in the same way my own…
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Making Whoopi. And Why Bioscience Matters for Our Kids.
I attended a rather amazing event this past Saturday evening at the Kennedy Center in our nation’s capital. The event, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg and actor John O’Hurley, included some fantastic performances by Melissa Manchester, Stevie Nicks and Babyface Edmonds (a name I wasn’t familiar with but someone I am now a fanatical fan of!). And then there were…
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RADIO: Having “The Talk” With Your Kids
Today we talk about “The Talk.” Yup, THAT talk. And we’re joined by Katie Malinski - a licensed child and family therapist who runs workshops around the country for moms and dads on this very important topic in every child’s development. In truth, the “Talk” is actually a series of discussions and conversations you need to have with your child from…
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