Kim Bongiorno
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New Jersey, United States
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Life Lessons My Kids Learned From Ted Lasso
Twenty life lessons your teenagers will learn by watching the ridiculously charming, funny and moving streaming TV show "Ted Lasso." → Read More
What it Is Really Like Taking Your Kids to See Fireworks
What to expect when you're expecting to have fun at the fireworks display with your kids. → Read More
Parenting Lessons I Learned from Schitt's Creek
I have watched Schitt's Creek from start to end too many times to count, and am a better parent for it. Here are some of parenting lessons I learned from watching. → Read More
Why I Talk to My Kids About Controversial Issues & All the Awful Stuff in the News
If we’re scared to talk to our kids about the big issues all around them, how can we say we’re doing our job well? → Read More
Why Parents Shouldn't Announce College Acceptances on Social Media
Let’s raise our teens with less outside pressure as they decide what to do with the rest of their lives, and keep our celebrations over what they decide to do after graduating high school limited to the small circle of people who really know and care about them. It’s their life, not our bragging rights. → Read More
21 Things That Go Through Your Mind When You Get a Positive Pregnancy Test
#3. I NEED MORE TESTS. I will drink a gallon of water, and go get more tests. I need to be sure. → Read More
21 Things Only Moms Who Have Been Pregnant in Winter Know
Pregnant in winter: #17. Apparently, 12 cups of hot cocoa a day is not what the doctor meant when he said to, “stay hydrated.” The killjoy. → Read More
Why It Is Important to Teach Your Kids How to Speak With Adults
In this screen-heavy, shorthand-loving world, here's why it is so important to teach our kids this social skill starting at a young age--and how to do it. → Read More
Fall Activities You Hate But Do Anyway Because They Are 'Fun'
If only fall family fun weren't so cold, itchy, and full of things that were not fun at all, maybe we'd enjoy them a little more? → Read More
9 Things I Love About Being the Tall Girl & 9 Things My Daughter Loves About Being Short
A tall girl shares what she loves about the air up there, and her daughter shares what she loves about being little. Both prove that beautiful self-acceptance comes in all sizes. → Read More
How to Inspire Your Daughter To Be a Real Life Superhero
From overcoming obstacles to simply being kind, here is a list of everyday ways we can remind our daughters of how powerful--and super--they truly are. → Read More
The Hell That Is Spirit Week and How to Properly Prepare For It
With a little planning and creativity, you can be ready for anything the next spirit week throws at you. (Yes, even if your kid doesn't tell you about it until the morning of.) → Read More
The First Month of School Is a Nightmare But I Love It Anyway
Can we please talk about that first month of school for a sec? Because as UGH as it may be, it's also kind of totally worth it. → Read More
Kids Are Making Dressing Like Grandparents Cool Again
Break out the Members Only jackets and sensible shoes: today's coolest kids are stealing from their grandparent's style, and it is glorious to behold. → Read More
14 Reasons My Back Hurts Today
If there’s one thing we parents say more than anything it’s, “WOW my back hurts today.” No matter how spritely we were before building a family, having small humans that need or want carrying and the fact that we are getting older every single day takes its toll on the long, rickety vertebrae puzzle behind us—and all → Read More
The Lies All Moms Tell Themselves on The First Day Back to School
Moms are adorably optimistic at heart, ready to make their kids' first day back at school happen as flawlessly as they planned it to be. (LOL they are so cute, AMIRIGHT?) → Read More
The Best Teen and YA Books Your Kids Should Be Reading This Summer
Summer is a great time to grab the perfect book and settle into a beach chair, hammock, or couch in an air-conditioned living room. Most teens have summer reading requirements for school, so why not try one of these winners to make the task more interesting? From realistic fiction to a fantastical collection to → Read More
My Mom's Wine Jelly Will Be Your New Favorite Thing
A DIY gift that is surprisingly easy, perfectly unique, and won't break the bank. In other words, the perfect present for your wine-loving friends! → Read More
Places I Will Make My Kids Drive Me To Once They Get a License
Oh the places we will go once I don't have to be in the driver's seat anymore and get sweet, sweet revenge for sixteen years of taxiing their butts around. → Read More
21 Things That Happen Once You Put a Kid to Bed
That princess with the pea ain't got nuthin' on your kids, when it comes to settling in for the night--and staying there. → Read More