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#RaisingBrilliance: Where To Go When Your Child Needs Extra Help

  The teacher Consider your child's teacher your partner on this journey. You have questions? Ask them. You have concerns? Voice them. If your teacher has concerns about your child's performance in a certain area, don't be timid. Ask what you can do at home to help them improve. The teacher might send home extra work (like my son's first grade teacher has done with him) or might point … [Continue reading...]

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#RaisingBrilliance: How To Get A Real Answer To “How Was Your Day At School?”

  First tip is: Don't ask your kids that. It's too broad, they're too tired from a long day at school to give you the picture perfect answer you're looking for. Most of the time you're going to get "Fine" or "It was okay." Occasionally you'll get "Horrible!" (Hopefully not too often.) My son, for example, acts like he hates school and he would prefer it if he could just play all day. … [Continue reading...]

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Ask Yourself, “Is This Worth The Fight?” Chances Are, The Answer Is No

My new thing (and something I honestly learned from my husband) is that I need to guard my energy. That means assessing where I am mentally and making sure I don't let outside forces burrow into my spirit and take what's left. No, no. I'm guarding against that type of foolishness. If I woke up at 100%, I'm not wasting 5% of that on a Twitter fight with some troll who tells me I'm encouraging … [Continue reading...]

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Remember: 75% Of Parenting Has Nothing To Do With Money

As an entrepreneur, I'm constantly thinking about money—how much is in my account, whether a client owes me money, whether I have enough set aside to pay my taxes. It's exhausting, but my real concern beneath the anxiety is that somehow, the money will stop coming in and my children will suffer. I had to stop and remind myself that so much of what I do for the children, day in and day out, has … [Continue reading...]

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GIVEAWAY: Family Challenge: Have Financially Savvier Kids In 30 Days

My children and I already talk about money very regularly. I look for teachable moments in our everyday lives to discuss the importance of saving money, spending money wisely and using money to fuel our dreams and goals. Just last week we had a long discussion about mortgages (!!!) because my kids wanted to know how much our house cost and, after hearing the number, wondered how in the world we … [Continue reading...]

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#SheInspires | Natasha Vianna: “Being A Young Mother Doesn’t Mean You Have To Give Up Your Youth”

I don't even remember when I first met Natasha but I'm glad I did. Over the past several years she has been outspoken about everything that matters - equality, reproductive rights, respect for teen parents and more. She is one of my idols and I'm thrilled to salute her in this #SheInspires series: Name: Natasha Vianna Age: 26 Kids: 1 daughter, 8 years … [Continue reading...]

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[Open Thread] How Do You Get Involved In Your Child’s School?

I'm working with the insanely smart and dedicated women over at The Mission List to talk about a subject that is near and dear to my heart: education. Specifically, how YOU choose to get involved at your child's school. I'm especially excited to get your feedback, because often the assumption is that young parents don't care or don't know how to get involved on behalf of their child's education. … [Continue reading...]

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Introducing The Teespring Campaign For The 2014 YML Scholarship

Maya Angelou. Chaka Khan. Ann Dunham (President Obama's mother). Aretha Franklin. All young moms, all women who have made an extraordinary mark on the world. These four women adorn the first official YML shirt. I've launched a campaign on Teespring to fund the 2014 YML Scholarship Fund! We last gave a young mom $300 for school back in 2011 and it's time to revive it! Please help me reach my … [Continue reading...]

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