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Want to make something special for your child’s teacher? You don’t need to be super-crafty to make these easy homemade teacher gift ideas that are actually both sweet and practical — the perfect combo! Read more from source:“ivillage.com”

Want to make something special for your child’s teacher? You don’t need to be super-crafty to make these easy homemade teacher gift ideas that are actually both sweet and practical — the perfect combo! Read more from source:“ivillage.com”

by Betsy Shaw posted in Mom Stories The number of women changing their names when they get married has been rising, according to this Huff Post piece. Another report last month said that only eight percent of American women were estimated to keep their maiden names post marriage. This number was down from 23 percent, [...]

by Jamielyn Nye posted in Life & Home Can you believe the school year is almost over? This was my son’s first year in pre-school and he has loved every minute of it. I know he will be sad to not have school during the summer. However, I’m excited to have him home more. My son’s school [...]

by Laura Larsen posted in Mom Stories And neither is my son! I think these mis-perceptions about men come from a greater overall awareness of sexual abuse: how to recognize it, and what to do about it, which really is a great thing. All kids should be taught the difference between good and bad touches, [...]

by Amy Hatch posted in Mom Stories Like many writers, I’m a natural introvert and I prefer the protection of a screen or a sheet of paper between me and the rest of the world. My history doesn’t help; in third grade I moved to a new school and the teacher stood me  up in [...]

by Gwen Dewar, Ph.D. posted in Mom Stories Is your workplace fair? Studies suggest that perceived unfairness at work puts you at higher risk for developing a variety of health problems – including high blood pressure, diabetes, and depression. It might even contribute to heart attacks. That probably makes sense to most people. And yet [...]

by Lindsay Weiss posted in Life & Home We are in the middle of a Dr. Seuss-themed Teacher Appreciation week at our school. Besides the obvious green eggs and ham, I needed to think of some theme appropriate food for our big luncheon. Two of our little friends dressed up as Thing 1 and Thing [...]

Want to make something special for your child’s teacher? You don’t need to be super-crafty to make these easy homemade teacher gift ideas that are actually both sweet and practical — the perfect combo! Read more from source:“ivillage.com”

by Lindsay Weiss posted in Life & Home This is downright chocolate decadence. I can’t give you one nutritionally good reason to make these, but I can tell you they are worth every calorie and fat gram they contain. I made a big batch of these for our Teacher Appreciation week and every single crumb [...]