Erin Mantz lets her two boys, Max, 11, and Zack, 8, use Instagram to keep up with their friends. She sees it as a normal part of social life for today’s tweens.
“I hate to say, ‘Everybody is doing it, so it’s OK,’ but if I block them from using it, I feel like it would be like when I was 11, my mom saying I couldn’t talk to my friends on...
Marissa Mayer, why have you forsaken us?
When the pregnant 37-year-old was named CEO of tech giant Yahoo last year, it was a cause for celebration for many working mothers. Here was a woman who had a marriage, an uber-high-profile job and a baby on the way. Finally, not only was there proof that women could have it all, but there was...
When I teach Family Resource Management, I feel it is important to help students understand that their best decisions are reflective of their innermost values. Values have been defined as concepts of the desirable; the concepts we choose, prize and act upon.
Making the best decision requires that our values be at the conscious...
Q: What kinds of sales do I look for in March?
A: Savvy shoppers know that specific months are known for running specific sales. March is no different; it’s just waiting for you with a plethora of hot deals. The trick is in knowing what items will be on sale and planning ahead to take advantage of those...
Two years ago right around this time, I was bursting with enthusiasm for my budding skills as a weeknight chef.
One of the side effects of my goal to get a healthful homemade dinner on the table each night was that I became increasingly aware of, if not downright alarmed by, the toxins in so many of the foods we consumed.
I became...
