Articles by Eileen
February 11, 2013
Eileen Wacker: Social Media and Connecting with Your Child
Eileen Wacker is the award-winning author of the Fujimini Adventure Series. As a recognized thought leader and CEO of ONCEKids she has contributed to Fox News,Huffington Post and Resident NY Magazine. Continuing her enthusiasm for education she has led reading programs throughout the world. Eileen has written the following on Social Media and Connecting with Your Child: Social Networking is the most important [...]
Articles by Eileen
February 4, 2013
Eileen Wacker: Electronics and Kids [The Moms Code Series]
Eileen Wacker is the acclaimed author of children’s books Fujimini Island Adventuresand the owner of ONCEKids Publishing. This is a re-print with permission of her January article: We are officially recovered from the holiday season and hurling towards Valentine’s Day. The big gift requests from our four kids were electronics. My husband and I labored [...]
Articles by Eileen
November 28, 2012
This Holiday: Joy of “The Gift”
This holiday season may be filled with reflection about what is really important. Home, family and services such as electricity will leave many thankful for the basics and others sad for their loss. So how can we wrap our heads around the commercialization of the holidays? I sent a survey to forty people and got [...]
Articles by Eileen
October 2, 2012
Let’s Go Back to School With The Mom’s Code
By Eileen Wacker We are now in the throes of back to school. I can now see I will survive summer vacation, but fall is at our doorsteps and all the pressures of balancing work, school, marriage and health come back to life. I face so many challenges as a married mom of four, trying [...]
Articles by Eileen
August 27, 2012
Back-to-School Survival Tips for the Modern Parent
Our four kids are entering 9th, 8th, 5th and 4th grade. After the 4th of July, it feels like summer is ending and we have to start signing up for activities and get a fall schedule nailed down. The thought of summer’s demise, homework arguments, and having to get everyone up and out the [...]
Articles by Eileen
June 19, 2012
Raising a Difficult Child
I strive to be a great parent. I have moments of glory and others of massive doubt and worry. I constantly revisit the question, “what is a good parent?” And for every happy, proud moment, there are a thousand small deaths endured as a parent. I die a small death every time my child gets [...]
Articles by Eileen
June 1, 2012
Living in 15-minute Increments
By Eileen Wacker I am the mother of four kids, aged eight to fourteen year-old, and trying to launch a business. I live life in 15-minute increments. Our house wakes up at 6:00 am during the week. Getting everyone to eat something is a challenge so I let them eat whatever they want – leftover [...]
Articles by Eileen
May 30, 2012
Modern Mom Code
by Eileen Wacker Modern Moms are Stressed I face so many challenges as a married mom of four, trying to build a company. We just never have a drama-free week. Forgotten meds, wrong shirt on field trip day, wrong clothes/shoes for after school sports. And then several times a year planning, traveling and handling the [...]
Articles by Eileen
March 28, 2012
5 Ways to Prepare Your Home for the Year of the Dragon
Many predict 2012 to be a dynamic, innovative year. Individuals are encouraged to make bold moves and leave humble behind. Across Asia, artificial insemination has been on the rise since May. In Taiwan, a 20% increase in births is expected this year. In Korea and China, people are planning weddings and having babies. Supposedly dragons [...]