Parenting
My Own Person
Sometimes, as a parent, it takes a beautiful, insightful poem to get the point across. The following was passed onto us yesterday, (unedited) from our 7 year old’s teacher.. I Want to Be My OWN Person by: Ella People are always telling me “You have to do...Behind the Scenes at PBS’s Annual Meeting
Behind the Scenes Scoop…we’re introducing a NEW character on SUPER WHY! We asked kids what they wanted and guess what they said… I also discuss my new online series “The Parent Show with Angela Santomero” as well as ways to attack the...Twitter Party!
PBS Kids & iVillage are hosting a Summer Learning Twitter Party, Tuesday May 24th 9-11pm EST We’ll be discussing The iVillage + PBS KIDS Summer Reading Community Challenge to promote summertime reading and other important (& fun) summer tips. I’ll...Leave the dishes in the dishwasher
You know that first moment when you knew you were going to marry the boy you were dating? My moment was when I saw Greg hold his sister’s newborn daughter, Morgan. As soon as we heard she was born, we drove five hours non-stop from DC, in our senior year of...Allowance
What do we do when our kids nag us to buy things that we know they don’t need? Set up an allowance. It is a great opportunity to give your kids the experience of managing their own money. It’s based on the same philosophy I use with my shows. I want kids to be...Radical Kindness
It is always possible. Through practicing radical kindness–toward ourselves, with loved ones, and to the world at large–we can transform ourselves, our neighborhood, and our world for the better.
