When my kids were toddlers, Christmas was so much fun. My husband and I would spend a December evening at Toys R Us, filling our buggies with toys, toys, and more toys. On Christmas morning, the kids would wake us up around 6 am and with each neatly wrapped gift they wiggled with joy, tearing off the Norman Rockwell-style Santa paper. Those are some of my most cherished moments. They'd play with their toys for a week or two and by January the toys were long forgotten. Our ba

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is the current educational push these days. According to research, the STEM occupations are on the rise while the number of STEM graduates remains the same. The result? A high demand for STEM graduates in the workforce. Which means, if your child graduates with a degree in one or more of these fields, she/he is certain to obtain a high paying job days after graduation. I wish that my brain was wired for STEM but honestly, I'd