Libby Gill in Prime Time on BlogTalkRadio

On this special edition of Word of Mom September 6th at 8pmET/5pmPT entertainment industry veteran, Libby Gill joins me on BlogTalkRadio sharing her sessions for Vivapreneur Academy. Libby spent fifteen years heading public relations and corporate communications at Universal Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Turner Broadcasting. She was also…

     Parents, we can give a priceless gift to our children.  We can teach our children to read.  For too long we have depended on the school system to teach the basic skill, and the results are distressing.  Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress states that approximately 70% of all eighth graders read below grade level.  Yet, success in school and in future life is directly related to a person's ability to read well. As parents, we have little power to affect significant…

I hope everyone is doing well. This is my end of the school year post titled The Finish Line. It brings up questions I feel parents (whose children are in school) should be asking at this time of the year.

Tantrums, Troubles, and Treasures

May 12 on Word of Mom

May 12 on Word of Mom

Hey everybody, I was hoping you'd visit my site when you get a chance.  It's called The "T" Word. This post is about a word you weren't going to hear in the public schools no matter how badly I wanted to say it. Thanks for the support!…

The Peapod Foundation, created by the Black Eyed Peas, collaborated with Adobe Youth Voices, a non-profit spearheaded by The Adobe Foundation, to create a new public service announcement (…

The Peapod Foundation, created by the Black Eyed Peas, collaborated with Adobe Youth Voices, a non-profit spearheaded by The Adobe Foundation, to create a new public service announcement (…

The Peapod Foundation, created by the Black Eyed Peas, collaborated with Adobe Youth Voices, a non-profit spearheaded by The Adobe Foundation, to create a new public service announcement (…

The Peapod Foundation, created by the Black Eyed Peas, collaborated with Adobe Youth Voices, a non-profit spearheaded by The Adobe Foundation, to create a new public service announcement (…

I love finding fun science multimedia that I can share with my daughter and other families (and no, I am not talking about volcano videos).  A few weeks ago I came across this fabulous video that is a "scientific cover" of Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours".  This is the song that has the wonderful carefree, summertime feel.  This video is on an Australian beach.  I live in Chicago and Spring is slow in coming.  We are desperate for sunshine and warm weather.  On this video I can smell the suntan…

Teaching animals sound to your toddlers is always a fun time. There are many ways you can teach the sounds, from books to

flash cards, trip to the zoo, animal’s toys ... and of course, with

your mobile devices via your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad.

Searching for fun educational apps for animals’ sounds,…

MathGirl Addition House: the New Sequel to MathGirl Math Apps

Did you know…

1. 50 percent of American adults are unable to read an eighth grade level book.

2. More than 20 percent of adults read at or below a fifth-grade level – far below the level needed to earn a living wage.

3. The average reading level of American parents of young children is 7th or 8th grade, but 80% of pediatric materials for parents are written at the 10th grade level or above.

Don’t you think that’s a problem?…

Dear Prime Minister,

I have stood in a boat on a calm day and the only sound was the whales' song, echoing up through the hull. Out on the ocean, even deaf people can "hear" a whale song. (quotation)

Your Government is finalising its decisions on where, around the Southern Coastline of Western Australia and South Australia, a series of marine sanctuaries will be established. Two of those areas are off…