Parenting
Talking to Your Teen
How to connect and have important talks with a teen who is never home. Read more
What Keeps You Up at Night? The Top Eight Question Parents Of Teens Google Most
We have answers for the questions that parents don't want to ask their friends or social media parent groups. Read more
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Want to Keep Your Kids Safe Online? Read Our Top 3 Tips.
When it comes to the internet, keeping your kids safe should be your top priority. What are steps you can take today to monitor your children's device usage? Read this advice from the Collier County Sheriff's Office and Collier County Public Schools. Read more
How to Support LGBTQ+ Youth
It’s no surprise that LGBTQ+ youth experience higher rates of discrimination, bigotry, violence, and suicide than their peers. In honor of Pride Month, here is how parents and allies can make LGBTQ+ youth feel love and accepted. Read more
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How to Encourage a Healthy Pregnancy
Whether it is your first or fourth pregnancy, the worries are all the same – how do I ensure my baby is healthy, how much folic acid should I take, and what things should I avoid? Read more
Joy Comes in the Morning: A Spiritual Adoption Journey
Dr. Oliver L. Phipps recounts his spiritual journey to meet his birth mother and celebrate his parents by adoption. Read more
MOMentum Mom: Rabbi Ariel Boxman
Meet Rabbi Ariel Boxman, who wears many hats, including the one as the new preschool director of Temple Shalom Preschool. Read more
MOMentum Moms: Briesa Ruby
Meet Briesa Ruby, who “beelieves” keeping harmony in the family hive makes life sweet. Read more
MOMentum Moms: Jenny Lampion
Meet Jenny Lampion, who has made "cookie-ing" a household word Read more
MOMentum Moms: Yadi Lopez
Meet Yerania "Yadi" Lopez, who returned to Immokalee after nursing school to serve the unique needs of the migrant community in which she grew up. Read more
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MOMentum Mom: Christina Shutter
Meet Christina Shutter, who balances life as a single mom, full time college student, full time work at one nonprofit and volunteer affiliate director of another nonprofit. Read more
An Adoption Story: The Alexander Family
Allison Alexander, of Southwest Florida, gives us an honest and inspirational story of her family's adoption journey. Read more
Naples Parents Feather their Newly Empty Nests
For years, we parents focus all of our time, energy, and resources on raising our children. How do we confront the quiet house we come home to after dropping off that last (or only) kid at college? Read more
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Momentum Mom: Emily Clevenger
Farmer Mike's wife Emily Clevenger makes growing her family on the farm a priority. Read more
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MOMentum Mom: Carla Delgado Grippa
Meet Carla Delgado Grippa, who through a career in reinventing her clients’ wardrobes has reinvented herself as well. Read more
