by Angela Santomero | Parenting
Whenever I meet new people, after delivering a speech or simply along my travels, I often hear how “lucky” I am. While I understand that it’s meant well, the word “lucky” rubs me the wrong way somewhat, as if I danced through life with few sacrifices or few...
by Angela Santomero | Parenting
As we near the end of another year, it always helps to regroup and take a moment to reflect on the previous 12 months before we find ourselves in 2012. If I were writing this into a preschool TV script, I would simplify it as something like, “Stop, Think and Act.” We...
by Angela Santomero | Blue's Clues, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, My Kids Shows, Parenting
One common thread among successful people is that they’ve all been inspired in some way or another. I know that when I created Blue’s Clues, it was my brother, who is 14 years younger than me, who served as my inspiration. When he was six, I saw him physically...
by Angela Santomero | Parenting
After a long day at school, my children usually need an energy boost to hold them over until dinnertime. And honestly, a little pick-me-up that doesn’t play see-saw with my blood sugar levels helps get me through an afternoon slump, too. If you’re tempted to raid the...
by Angela Santomero | Parenting
Faster! Quick! Now! It seems like there’s always so much to do and not nearly enough time to do it all. If you’re like most people, you probably feel that your only choice is to speed up the pace at which you do everything just to keep up. But is that really...