From Facebook to Twilight

These days, pop culture includes everything from vampires to social networking. Here are some of the articles I’ve done that fit into the broad definition of pop culture. Pieces have been featured on SheKnows and iVillage.

10 Tips to Feng Shui Your Christmas Celebration

Should You Hire a Baby Planner?

Should You Find Out Baby’s Gender in Utero?

Princess-Themed Bedrooms for Girls

5 Ways to Super-Scent Your Holidays

Facebook in the College Admissions Process

Spying on Kids Online

Hollywood “It” Girls Due for Make-Unders

Is Twilight Hurting Teen Relationships?

Love, Marriage, and Everything in Between

When I say relationships, I mean all relationships – the one you have with yourself, your partner, your children, your boss, your friends, and so on. These pieces have been featured on Disney’s Family.com and SheKnows.

5 Ways to Beat Holiday Stress

New Teen Relationships

Hey Mom, Stand Up for Yourself!

Spying on Kids Online

What Parents Need to Know About College Sex

Discussing Sex and Birth Control with Your Teen

How to Keep Sex Exciting When Trying to Conceive (PDF)

How to Talk to Kids About Divorce (PDF)

Is Twilight Hurting Teen Relationships?

Last Christmas Before Baby: 5 Tips for Expecting Couples

20 Ways to Spice Up Your Marriage After Kids

Baby Names with Bite

Need a cheat sheet for your reading of the Twilight Saga? Trying to figure out what to name your Renesmee-to-be? This baby name article lists all the main characters, from the humans to the werewolves to the vampires (half-vampires, nomadic vampires, the Volturi, you name it).

The worldwide popularity of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga has brought a slew of unusual names to the forefront while also reinvigorating the appreciation of names that, for one reason or another, might have dropped out of fashion. Listed below are a selection of main character names from Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. Be forewarned, some of the names come with brief character descriptions – so if you haven’t read the books, there are spoilers ahead!

My only question for you is: Team Edward or Team Jacob? I think we all know what the right answer is…

Featured on BabyHold. Read the full article.

Mr. Darcy? Mr. Cullen? Just Call Him Edward

Edward Cullen – not real. Teen girls – wish he were real. Problems arise. Parents are baffled. ‘Nuff said.

Edward Cullen is tall, pale, ridiculously handsome and brimming with secrets. As if that isn’t enough to make a teen girl swoon, he is charismatic, brooding, polite, charming and full of depth. The alluring bad boy has always been hard to resist, and Edward has been lumped into this category, but this character has transcended the leather jacket and motorcycle stereotype (though he does drive one mean Volvo). Absolutely devoted to Bella, the love of his eternity, Edward has become the new “perfect” guy of this generation. Teens everywhere are feeling the impact of this powerful incarnation where love and reality collide. But does the love story between Edward and Bella create unrealistic expectations for teens and their relationships?

Let’s face it. Twilight isn’t the first love story that’s inflated someone’s wants and needs for a relationship. Whether teen or adult, it can sometimes be impossible to ignore the longing for perfection that the fairytale romances of books and the big screen can sometimes leave behind.

Featured on SheKnows Parenting. Read the full article.

Want more Twilight and vampire goodies? Check out one of my favorite Twilight fan sites: Novel Novice Twilight.