About a month ago, I made a list. Empty waste cans. Sort whites. Scrub toilets. Clean bedrooms. Unload dishwasher. Dismantle the stockpile of shoes in the utility room that had recently begun…
Author: Karen Schwartzkopf
Karen Schwartzkopf
Karen Schwartzkopf was the managing editor of RFM from its founding in 2009 until 2024. An award-winning writer and editor, she specializes in strategic communications and lives with her husband in Henrico where they raised three adult kids, a cool cat, and one very childish dog.
He was the ultimate sports lover, the ultimate girl dad, and he gave me the gift of loving sports!
What are you modeling for your kids? Like it or not, they are watching and listening to everything parents do. Strategies for raising body-confident kids…
As editor of a widely read and highly regarded family lifestyle magazine, I am privy to important information to which most parents do not have regular access.I’ll bet you were not…
The importance of creativity – letting kids make their own art.
In this family, we don’t spend money on Valentine’s Day! Creativity is a gift from the heart.
Late to the cell phone game, we were able to wait until eighth grade before each of our kids became cell phone users. Times, they are a changing.
One of the best Christmas presents ever – and why the baby doll bucket was a thing!
It’s Thanksgiving time again, and I know I speak for every woman in my immediate family over the age of thirteen when I say this: yippee.And while we’re on the…
How can you help your kids fall in love with learning before they even go to school? Tips and strategies that just might work.
