About Gail Belsky

Gail Belsky is an editorial consultant and writer, and an adjunct professor of journalism. A 12-year veteran of women’s publications, she was a senior editor at Parents magazine and an executive editor at both Working Mother magazine and Time Inc.’s custom publishing division, where she created and edited two women’s service magazines for Target stores. Belsky worked on the launch of Time Inc.’s All You magazine and was an editorial consultant at Meredith Corp., where she created four custom publications for American Baby magazine. Most recently, she wrote a book for women, entitled The List: 100 Ways to Shake Up Your Life (Seal Press 2008).

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Articles by Gail

5 Ways to Help Your Kids Deal With Rejection

5 Ways to Help Your Kids Deal With Rejection

Last updated on October 5th, 2015 at 10:54 pmThere are 15 spots on the Little League team, and 30 kids are trying out. There’s one lead role in the musical, and 10 kids are auditioning. And out of six candidates vying for student council president, only one will win. Kids take risks all the time when they try out for something, and sooner or later, they’re going to face rejection. How they handle... 

7 Signs Your Kids are Ready for Sports

7 Signs Your Kids are Ready for Sports

Last updated on May 11th, 2017 at 08:53 pmYou may think your kids are ready for organized sports, especially when so many of their peers are signing up. But many young kids don’t develop the physical, emotional, or mental skills it takes to compete until second or third grade. Kids who start too soon may end up feeling frustrated or humiliated, or suffering physical injuries. Most experts agree that...