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The Future Belongs to Those Who Prepare for It Now
This post is sponsored by the Boys and Girls Clubs as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in this post are my own. As a woman in my 40s, parenting an active, rambunctious, competitive and beautifully spirited tween boy has been the hardest yet most rewarding job I’ve ever had. And while I often hear that the teen years are the hardest, I’m up for the challenge. You see, I’ve reached a stage in my rocking 40s where I feel strong enough and confident in my abilities to guide my child down the right path, and I’m not afraid to seek assistance. Because it…
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My Wish Has Been Granted: An Indestructible and Educational Tablet For My Son
If you have kids at home you know how hard it can be to control what they watch online, even when you use parental control measures. But with Amazon’s All-New Fire HD 8 Kids Edition Tablet I know that everything my 6-year old is watching and reading is SAFE. All its content is kid-safe and you can manage exactly what they watch or read, and for how long. And since my child is learning to read, he has a whole library of age-appropriate books at his fingertips, and I get to set reading goals. Talk about reading made fun! And with that case, it can go through a lot of wear…
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Caring for the Emotional Health of Boys
Many of us Rocking Over 40 women are moms to tweens and teens. We know all too well that during this time, our kids start pulling away from us in an effort to be more independent. This post is for you if you’re a mom to a boy. I recently came across this article by Charlie Hoehn that shook me to the core and gave me a lot to think about. In the article, the author goes on to say that “we are a culture that continually neglects the emotional health of our boys and our men.” As a result, we have an “unhealthy ideal of masculinity that results in…
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First Lesson for Back to School – Learn How to Care for Tween/Teen Skin
This is a compensated post in collaboration with Clean & Clear and #WeAllGrowLatina Network. Every day it seems, my soon to be 13-year-old son surprises me with something new. Yesterday, he was exactly my height, today he is a whole inch taller. Yesterday, he had a high pitched voice, today his voice is deeper. Yesterday, his questions were easy and innocent, today his questions are deep and introspective. In a blink of an eye, teenage hood has arrived to take over my little boy. GASP! Changes during adolescence come in all different sizes, colors, smells and shapes. And sometimes changes that appear small can become big if not treated, like…
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What I Learned from Being with My Kids All Summer Long
I survived being with my kids all summer long. Here’s what I learned.
