Fame, Fortune and Celebrity Babies: Who Cares?

Photo credits: "Red Carpet" by Salvatore Vuono via Freedigitalphotos.net

I don't often read a tabloid, but when I do, my first and only choice is People magazine. For years I've thought there's actually more stories I care to read about in there and more of them are true, than any other. People magazine also offers stories of people you don't know, but learn about while reading their ordeal. Like the story of Boston Marathon bombing victim Rebekah Gregory and her family who weren't sure she'd walk down the aisle.

During spring break, I was actually very blessed to be able to find some time to relax, so I was excited to spend a little time reading the most current issue of People Magazine at the time.

I don't really care about who's dating who, who's having who's baby or who is gaining or losing weight so I tend to skip over first five to ten pages since it's all about celebs digs, dating dirt and faux pas.
So, aside from the Duggar Family Story of Jill who is now engaged, and Princess Diana's grandson, my favorite article was a very short one on page 30 about Jessica Alba in "Why I Care"- personal stories about giving back.

Did you know:

She was a child who saw a lot of illness
She was inspired by her parents struggle of raising children to cofound The Honest Company
She volunteered in March with a charity called Baby2Baby which donates essentials to L.A. families

Who says that having money is a bad thing? Some people use their fame and fortune to give back.

What would you do with extra money if you had it? What about a million dollars?
Could you find a cause to give it to? Would you spend more time helping people in the community if you didn't have to work?

Every child has a giving heart. Have this type of conversation with your children. You can learn a lot about them by finding out what charities they are interested in and what touches them.

Back to School Anxiety: Bullying

Download “School Boy Being Stressed” by David Castillo Dominici via freedigitalphotos.net I recently wrote about how to help your child if they’re struggling with going back to school because they were bullied. My biggest most important tip was to listen, because I honestly could not write a ‘How-to-make-them-not-afraid’ column. Frankly I thought that was absurd. Fear is sometimes real. Anxiety is sometimes truly there, and for a good reason. Our job as parents isn’t to try to make it go away, it’s to try to find out the true source of those worrisome feelings. If you’d like to read more, click here. And if you’re child is struggling to find excitement about the new school year, don’t deny it, just accept it and move forward gently. Here’s some more on bullying: Family Matters Links: A Touching Story/Song Bullying: A thing of the past A Peace Poem By My Teenage Daughter A Deeper Insight into My Thoughts on People Who Bring Harm to Others Other Links: Stop Bul

6 Ways to Support Teens and Mental Health (Column Related)

Enjoying a trip to see family and exploring the outdoors. May was Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s over now, but it shouldn’t be. I’m not a medical professional or anything even close, but I am convinced that every person on the planet (no matter age, economic status, profession, race, or gender) is vulnerable to events that can alter their state of mind. If you’re not sure about this, just research the increase in the amount of people seeking psychological help due to the pandemic, then try getting an appointment with a therapist or counselor that doesn’t require weeks or months on a wait list. There are so many things damaging our mental health that we don’t even realize. Add underlying issues not yet detected and undiagnosed…it’s a bad situation made worse, and the need for support more urgent. Many teens are struggling with mental health issues right now and many of us don’t even know it. How could we? Not too many teens feel comfortable talking to adults about ‘their stuff’ a

Green Punch Buggy....!!!!

Green Punch Buggy...No Punch Back! As I was writing this blog post, my son came to me showing off his Lego creation. And don't you know I got hit at least five times since on my computer screen was displaying at least five different punch buggies, of five different colors thanks to Google Images. (Bad timing I'm thinking...) How can we possibly have world peace with these silly cars in the world!? ;) Don't the owners of these cute-but-obnoxious-cars understand that driving these things around town promotes violence!? ;) Anyhow.... The original purpose of this blog was to ask parents everywhere this question: Do you find yourself saying 'PUNCH BUGGY *BLANK-COLOR*! ' to yourself, even when the kids are not in the car??? I do! Isn't it funny how those games we used to play as a child are still around? I bet our parents say the same thing.... HAPPY FRIIIIIIDAAAAYYYY! P.S. I got hit at least ten more times, since as my son stood beside

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