Philly Parents Archive
Going from Alaska to the Atlantic – A dad’s notes on planning an epic summer family vacation
We’re not intentionally trying to outdo ourselves, I swear.
To onlookers though, mainly the readers of my blog and any extre
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6 years ago
Learning to love the “Star Wars” theme
One of the wonderful things about having children is that they introduce you to new experiences – to worlds you never inhabited in your
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6 years ago
Takeaways for parents from the Fidget Spinner phenomenon
If you have an elementary age kid, tween or teen, you know all about the fidget spinner craze.
For the last couple of months, this
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7 years ago
Nurturing entrepreneurship in kids
My first business venture of note was launched from the dusty wooden floor of my 3rd floor apartment at 17th and Pine Street.
I
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7 years ago
I awoke Mother’s Day to a sparkling spring morning, feeling generous and giving just like a good mother should.
I glanced at
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7 years ago
10 Ways to spend Mother’s Day for moms raising kids with special needs
The day-to-day experience of us parents raising children with cognitive, learning, emotional and/or physical disabilities is different in
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7 years ago
The upside of giving my tween Instagram
Frankly, I’m surprised it took her so long to ask for it.
I had, “yeah, you can have an Instagram account, sweetieR
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7 years ago
10 helpful resources for Autism Awareness Month
April is Autism Awareness Month… and current data from the Center for Disease Control cites that
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7 years ago
Confessions of a reformed procrastinator
The moment when I realized that I was a “do as I say, not as I do” type of mom was a Sunday evening, around 9:00 p.m.
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7 years ago
Medicaid, block grants and what’s on the minds of special needs parents
If you’re feeling like me, keeping up with the news cycle right now can seems dizzying—there have been so many different issues t
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7 years ago
A tweenager’s growing autonomy
The choice of clothing, hair styles and what should end up in her school lunch box every day has pretty much been hers forever, or for at
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7 years ago
A mother’s saga of morning sickness
I have never felt worse than I did during my pregnancies.
Just six weeks into finding out I was carrying twins, soon after the fir
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7 years ago
10 fun Presidents Day weekend activities for families in Philly
The third Monday of every February is Presidents Day, a federal holiday—which means a three-day weekend for families.
More and m
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7 years ago
The summer before my son’s sophomore year in high school, unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by police in Fer
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7 years ago
5 ways to make the Women’s March in Philly a great experience for you and your kids
For a number of reasons that are right for my family and me, I’m staying local and marching in Philadelphia and am bringing my 11-y
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7 years ago