Hello, Mom’s Choice readers! Thank you for joining us for another Mom’s Choice Interview. For this interview, Mom’s Choice was able to sit down with one of our honorees and author of the award-winning Balloons for Tiger, Lori Orlinsky. Balloons for Tiger takes an imaginative look at this tough topic as colorful balloons travel from the hands of children to their beloved cat who has passed on. Dealing with the loss of a pet is very difficult, to say the least, and there is a lot of comfort in knowing there are books such as Balloons for Tiger to help cope with such a devastating loss. Balloons for Tiger is an imaginative, playful, sentimental, and all-around magical story that is sure to warm the heart of anyone who reads it. Keep reading to find out more about Balloons for Tiger and where Lori got the inspiration to create it! Read More
Interview with Mom’s Choice Award-Winners Alysson Bourque and Lori Orlinsky
Hello, Mom’s Choice readers! Welcome to another segment of our interview series. For this interview, we spoke with two MCA award-winning authors and owners of Foreword Publicity, Alysson Bourque and Lori Orlinsky. Foreword Publicity is the only book publicity firm built by authors, for authors. Created by Gold Mom’s Choice Award winners Alysson Bourque and Lori Orlinsky, Foreword Publicity believes in the importance of creating a customized publicity plan tailored to each author’s individual needs and budget. Their mission is to give clients a custom and highly effective PR campaign that will spark book sales, build author and book branding, and secure media coverage nationwide. Foreword Publicity works with traditional, hybrid, and indie published authors of all genres. Keep reading to catch up with Aly and Lori as they talk about how authors can create a roadmap to success in the coming year. Read More
Bullying in the Age of Remote Learning
Even though youth aren’t physically at school, bullying can still happen. This year, they’ll be on the other side of a computer. A click away at all times. Read More
Giveaway: Tooth Fairy Day Bundle!
We’re giving away this award-winning Tooth Fairy bundle from award-winning author, Lori Orlinsky to 3 lucky winners! Enter for your chance to win by noon 8/21/20. Read More
Creative Ideas for a Magical First Tooth Fairy Experience
Losing a first tooth is a rite of passage that should be celebrated, and these days, there are plenty of ways to get creative beyond the traditional tooth-for-cash swap. We’ve rounded up some of the best grand gestures that a Tooth Fairy can make the first time around. Read More
Let’s Stop Raising Mean Girls
Remember the Lindsay Lohan movie Mean Girls, where high school students created a burn book to spread rumors about each other? While I, too, enjoyed the movie and often joke with my friends that “on Wednesdays we wear pink,” the movie exposed some very harsh realities when it comes to bullying. Sadly, the issue has only progressed since the flick came out 15 years ago with the rise of social media, and the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why provided an even clearer picture of the nationwide epidemic. Read More
5 Ways to Combat Bullying at School
School is right around the corner, and with the fun and excitement of any new environment with school-aged children comes the threat of bullies. Statistics show that 160,000 kids stay home from school each day to avoid being bullied. While most schools have a zero-tolerance policy in the handbooks for bullying behavior, it is important to teach your children what to do when they find themselves in an uncomfortable situation at school. Read More
8 Tips to Avoid ‘Summer Slide’
Now that we’ve made a dent in the summer, many parents worry that their kids will suffer from what experts call the ‘summer slide.’ Summer Slide is when kids fall behind in reading skills due to summer break. Read More
Raising a Short, Confident Daughter in a Tall World
When my daughter, Hayley, was three, she came home and declared that day would be her last attending the preschool she loved so much. When I asked her why, tears began streaming down her face. She explained to me that the teachers hung up a growth chart in the classroom and placed a piece of tape next to the measurements to show the height of each child. While her friends landed at the top and middle of the chart, her name was at the very bottom, with no other names in sight. Read More