Summer Birthdays and Kindergarten – When Should Your Child Start School?

My daughter’s birthday is August 31st – the absolute last day for a child to be old enough (5 years) to start school. Since the day she was born, I have been bombarded with the question, “Oh my goodness…what are you going to do about school?” (i.e. hold her back a year or send her to […]
1 Sign You Have Raised Your Children Well

We all want to raise smart, caring children. But what is the key sign that you have raised your children successfully? Is it good grades in school? Talented in sports? Well-behaved? Of course we are proud of our children for all of these things. But it was recently that I discovered what the absolute key […]
How To Ask Your Boss To Work From Home (or Fewer Hours)

Are you sick (literally) of the 8-5 grind? Do you want to ask your boss to work from home but don’t know how? Maybe you are scared that you will get fired if you ask your boss to work from home? My story asking my boss to work fewer hours Many years ago I worked […]