College Admissions – The Process for Parents

Our college-bound journey has been cleared for takeoff.  I am not going anywhere, though I wish this trip really included travel to a far, exotic place. Alas, this voyage is one we’ve been planning for a while and includes more emotional baggage than I care to pack so soon. We started working on this itinerary [...]

Time Warner Cable Presents San Diego's “50 Best Moms” 2011

Over Mother's Day weekend, I had the distinct honor of attending a luncheon for San Diego's “50 Best Moms” presented by Time Warner Cable (TWC) at the Hyatt Regency in La Jolla, California.  As a past Best Mom myself, and now as a member of the judging panel for the fourth consecutive year, it is [...]

Snooki gets paid more than a Nobel Prize Winner at Rutgers

“I'm embarrassed to be a Rutgers alumni,” wrote one angry person about Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi being invited to speak to students at his Alma Mater, Rutgers University last week. Another irritated alum wrote in the comments section of the New York Post, that Rutgers would not be getting a dime ever again after the college paid the [...]

San Diego's 50 Best Moms Contest by Time Warner Cable

For the last five years, I've had the honor to be involved with and support Time Warner Cable's San Diego's 50 Best Moms Contest recognizing mother's who go above and beyond the call of mother duty.   This year marks the 10th anniversary of this noble community program, and March 5th is the last day to get [...]

Take Away Their (M)TV and Discipline Like Tiger Mom

I had never heard of Amy Chua until the “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” media firestorm erupted – and I’m sorry I hadn’t.  Photo by Erin Patrice O'Brien for the WSJ I mean, what kind of parent doesn’t allow her child to have playdates, sleepovers or not go to the bathroom until the piano [...]