BERGEN COUNTY MOMS

Have you read the book by Shel Silverstein called The Giving Tree? It's an illustrated children's book about a boy and the tree who...

“Four As and a B- in math. That’s a good report card, but… how are we going to get that math grade up?” Has that conversation ever taken...

You are surrounded by people, and yet you feel alone. Your kids are connected to others through their devices, but don’t really ‘feel’...

Is my house clean? Are my kids ok? Do I worry? Can I relax? DO I get enough time to myself? Do I exercise enough? Do I drink enough...

What does raising the bar look like for you? What expectations do you have for your children? Setting high expectations is a good thing,...

To All Moms, With almost 23 years of motherhood under my belt, I have been both a teacher and a student of the process. I think that we...

"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do." Dr. Benjamin Spock It's so true. You have an innate wisdom that is 'spot on'...

"Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. It's a phrase worth considering at every brick wall we encounter, and at...

Transitions. Today my daughter returns to her home nearly 6,000 miles away. Sarah visited for two weeks and it's time for her to go...

You know what they say about when you assume something, right? You make an ass of you and me. You have no way of knowing what people...

Life is changing all around us. It is up to us to do what we can control. First things first, love your family. I saw a quote circling...

We talk blithely about getting out of our comfort zone. And while we recognize that we need to be challenged to go somewhere...

Imagine. A high school student’s grades are slipping. She’s never been a really social kid, and seems to be a little quieter and more...

I am just getting over the stomach bug. I got it January 1st. What happened to my big goals for 17? Happy New Year to me?! What a funny...

We lay in bed. Both spent from the day. Arms draped over our heads. And someone says it. Someone dares to say it out loud. It echoes...

"Here's to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them. " -Unknown. How does this image make you feel? If you are...

"When in doubt, don't." The version that I heard from my parents was, "If you'd be embarrassed to tell me about it, then don't do it." ...

How do you raise an introvert in a world that prides extroverts? How do you teach someone to take the first step, make the first move,...

Most children have to learn how to study, and some need to learn how to learn. If the material is difficult or boring, if they have...

Saturday, November 5, 2016 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Location: The Kinnelon Library 132 Kinnelon Road, Kinnelon, NJ *FREE Event Dr. Steven Tobias...