Author Archive: Nicole Gsell
More Prom Essentials for Teens
Gear up, moms and dads. It’s Prom Season, prom being a major milestone in your teen twins’ lives. This big event in their high school years is likely to bring up heated discussions over all the details of this special night. If you have girls, they probably have started preparing their party attire: makeup, hair, [...]
Prom Parenting Advice
(Credit: Corbis Images) Gear up, moms and dads. It’s Prom– a major milestone in your teen twins’ lives. It is likely to bring up heated discussions over all the details of this big night. Don’t despair, we’ve got you covered on some major topics you’ll likely come across when planning the festivities! The Night [...]
One Week Later: Talking about the Boston Bombing with Kids
One week after the Boston Bombings and the Lockdown, the people of our city have been experiencing many emotions. Anxiety, stress, worry, affect both adults and children. Parents may be asking themselves many questions on how to talk to their kids about what happened. Although it is one week later, your children might continue to [...]
One Week Later in Boston: A Teacher’s Perspective
It’s been a week since terror hit the city of Boston. The city and its surrounding suburbs were under high alert starting from mid-afternoon on “Marathon Monday”, ending Friday evening after a day on lockdown. Even more stressful for parents, last week was School Vacation for many students. As an art teacher at a community [...]
Twins in the Womb : A Unique Ultrasound
(image credit: raising-twins.com) Huffington Post recently shared this amazing video with readers. It shows two twins in the womb, seen at miraculous clarity from a new MRI scan. What’s amazing about the MRI scan is that it creates mini-videos of what’s going on in the womb. Since it takes images of tiny slices of [...]
TwinTuesday: Spotlight on UrbanSitter
This week Twin Tuesday is back with a special post highlighting our friends UrbanSitter. They are a babysitting service that has a big presence in Boston. We first linked up with them for a special event called Potty Palooza, a media-friendly event hosted by Pinwheel Books, with guests from Magic Beans and other great local [...]
