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Shoestring Style to Make Your Home a Sanctuary

Shoestring Style to Make Your Home a Sanctuary

Mary Jo Gerd

Last week, we talked about the importance of considering your family home a safe haven, particularly for your kids. They’re bound to face criticism and hardship in their dealings with...

Shoestring Style to Make Your Home a Sanctuary

Mary Jo Gerd

Last week, we talked about the importance of considering your family home a safe haven, particularly for your kids. They’re bound to face criticism and hardship in their dealings with...

Is Your Home a Safe Haven?

Is Your Home a Safe Haven?

Mary Jo Gerd

“Home is a shelter from storms—all sorts of storms.” ~William J. Bennett Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz instinctively knew—“There’s no place like home.” She longed to leave the chaos...

Is Your Home a Safe Haven?

Mary Jo Gerd

“Home is a shelter from storms—all sorts of storms.” ~William J. Bennett Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz instinctively knew—“There’s no place like home.” She longed to leave the chaos...

Could I be…depressed?

Could I be…depressed?

Mary Jo Gerd

Take Note: Signposts of Depression in Family Life  In my neck of the woods, as well as a wide swath of the United States, we’ve been experiencing an arctic freeze....

Could I be…depressed?

Mary Jo Gerd

Take Note: Signposts of Depression in Family Life  In my neck of the woods, as well as a wide swath of the United States, we’ve been experiencing an arctic freeze....

So, why are the 2’s so “terrible”?

So, why are the 2’s so “terrible”?

Mary Jo Gerd

Let’s celebrate. It’s “TWOs Day!”  Get it?! 2/22/22 I don’t know about you, but when I think of that many 2s, I break into a cold sweat. I mean have...

So, why are the 2’s so “terrible”?

Mary Jo Gerd

Let’s celebrate. It’s “TWOs Day!”  Get it?! 2/22/22 I don’t know about you, but when I think of that many 2s, I break into a cold sweat. I mean have...

Tame the Technology Beast With This Secret Weapon!

Tame the Technology Beast With This Secret Weapon!

Mary Jo Gerd

A recent Pew study showed that kids between the ages of 8-10 use screens 7.5 hours a day. Ages 11-14? 11.5 hours a day. Whoa. Ok, now that I’ve gotten...

Tame the Technology Beast With This Secret Weapon!

Mary Jo Gerd

A recent Pew study showed that kids between the ages of 8-10 use screens 7.5 hours a day. Ages 11-14? 11.5 hours a day. Whoa. Ok, now that I’ve gotten...

Ace an Important Parental Test—A+ for Empathy!

Ace an Important Parental Test—A+ for Empathy!

Mary Jo Gerd

“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?” —Henry David Thoreau What would you see if you looked through the...

Ace an Important Parental Test—A+ for Empathy!

Mary Jo Gerd

“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?” —Henry David Thoreau What would you see if you looked through the...