Danielle S's Blog

My friends, knowing what I do for a living, often ask me “can you get me this, or can you get me that.” It’s one of the benefits of working in PR. Product giveaways seem to always lay around, somewhere. Not to mention, the huge network of PR folks I’ve come to know with access to amazing swag. But, it wasn’t always the case when I first dipped my toe into the PR world. I was working with some pretty crunchy technology back then, and there was rarely a case when my friends would need insight on a chip or router. So, imagine my sheer excitement when I was acutally able to help my friend (who is in the middle of moving) find a school for her kid. I didn’t have to dig through a swag box or put in a call to another friend in PR to see what they had. I could really just point her to a resource on Education.com’s website.

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I never thought I’d be one of those parents-to-be. You know the kind. They listen to the right music, read the right books, eat the right foods, do everything right while their bundle of joy is still in the womb awaiting his/her arrival in the world. But alas, I am. And you know what? I’m ok with it. I consider it a rite of passage into parenthood. We have to go from self absorbed to child absorbed at some point, right? May as well be while I am picking out yet another pack of onesies. Somewhere along this 9 month journey it became ok to push the Jimmy Choo boxes to the back of the closet. 

However, I’ve learned another valuable lesson. The importance of sharing with other parents. Now that I have become one of them,  I find online communities and resources for parents are making it easier for me to have those personal conversations that parents have. I was already aware of the deeply personal connections parents make online with other parents before I started on the journey to parenthood. But now experiencing it first hand, I find it truly remarkable to be able to connect with another parent on any given topic, at any time of day, ranging from child development concerns to first day of school jitters . Now instead of just promoting the learn, share, connect benefits of online destinations, I am up to my eyes in it as an actual community member and I have to say, without the millions of parents online, I’d be lost.  

I’m 35 weeks pregnant and counting, but on a daily basis, Education.com helps add a wealth of  information to my mental rolodex that I am sure I will need to be armed with as I make the transition from pregnant to new parent to ferociously protective mother hen. I look forward to sharing great information, tips, and stories from Education.com with you, while also giving kudos and link love to all those supportive parents in the blogosphere that are making it possible to ask the questions and have the conversations that parents have.