A couple of weeks ago I was invited to the launch of the WE CAN! joint initiative of NIH_and_Subway. To recap…NIH stands for National Institutes of Health Subway is that great sandwich shop with Jared Fogle as the spokesperson. If…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
DrWeigh.com: Giveaway!
A few weeks ago I met Dr. Joanna Dolgoff at the Subway/NIH We Can! PEP Rally. Dr. Dolgoff runs an Online Weight Management Program for Children and Teens called DrWeigh.com. Dr. Dolgoff’s Weigh is a traffic-light based nutrition plan in…
Washington Post and Fox45 WBFF in the Same Week…
Me and Diet Coke… I’m still reeling from being featured in a story in The Washington Post Business section on finding free stuff online…https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/18/AR2009041800113.html Me,little ole me in The Washington Post! And, then last week I was interviewed by Fox45…
Why Yoursphere Works for My Teen (and Me)
As most of you know, I am a Mom Advocate for Yoursphere: The Safe Online Site for Kids and Teens. The founder of Yoursphere recently let me know that Yoursphere was reviewed by Common Sense Media. The review was a…
Musings on TV from a Mom’s Perspective
It’s National TV Turn-Off Week…so I am posting about TV… My name is Jill and I am addicted to TV. Hi, Jill! O.K., O.K., I’m not so addicted to TV that it is on 24/7. I don’t put the TV…
Fashion Diva
Summer garden party? Going to a stylish restaurant? Getting down? School clothes? With my 10-year-old…you just never know what she will come out of her bedroom wearing. Stripes and plaid. Paisley and fluorescent. Everyday is a mystery…except mismatch day at…
Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers…just writing it down makes me cringe. I’m four for zero for joining WW. Joined in the 80s, 90s, and I *think* 2000. At my best I lost 10 pounds. At my worst I went for weeks without losing…
Ecostore USA Teams up with Disney Earth and Radio Disney
My friend and her daughter saw Disney Earth at a private viewing. Harrummph. I want to see this film! My daughter is going on a field trip to see Disney Earth on Earth Day. I wasn’t chosen as a chaperone.…
April 20-26 — National TV Turn-Off Week
Without TV to watch, a kid, a preteen, and a teen might have fun playing with the box that the TV came in! Did you know that tomorrow is the first day of National TV Turn-Off Week. It goes through…
Sports Parenting Made Easy: T-Ball
So, your child is playing t-ball for the first time. Maybe this is your first time as the mom or dad of a sports player. Take it from me…you are in for a good experience. I’ve said it before and…
