Sarah Shuster
Finding the Right Childcare Center
As soon as I began announcing that I was expecting, one of the first statements I heard after, "Congratulations!" was, "You better start looking for...
I Still Need My Mom
I am a full-time working mom of a toddler. And that's just the beginning of things to describe me. I am a stepmom to...
For Better or Worse :: 5 Steps to Rediscovering Happily Ever After
As writers, we constantly share and put ourselves out there on this website, and always in the hope that we reach just one other...
Thank You, Next
Every few months I latch onto some Top 40 song that I become obsessed with even though it isn't at all relevant to my...
5 Children’s Books About All Kinds of Families
As my child reaches the age of "why" and "how" and all the other questions about everything he sees, we are having the most...
Mommy Cried :: When Grownups Have Big Feelings
"Mommy cried," my 3-year-old tells my husband as soon as he gets home. He’s always telling on us to each other, so I knew...
The Customer is Always Right :: Toddler Edition
I work in public service and part of doing my job well is to maintain my professionalism and calm even in the midst of...
What Teens Are Doing Right On Social Media
It is so difficult to be on social media and be a teen in the world today. The pressure to find just the right...
Confidence Looks Good On You
I bet you have had a week, or weeks, that are bleak. It seems like the world is crashing in, and when nothing else...
A Letter to (my) Teen Daughters
Dear daughters,
I know you are no longer little girls with multiple ponytails and barrettes and carrying around your "lovey." But that is often what I still...
Parenting Like My Parents
You know how your parents always used to say, “You’ll thank me when you’re older?” And it was usually right before or after they...
8 Ways to Take Control of Stress
I had a very exciting 2017. New job, new commute, new schedules, and new stuff to learn and do. It was super awesome.
It was...
Terrible, Terrific Twos
Terrible Twos. I've been dreading the moment when we would reach that time of inconsolable whining and unreasonable demands. The time everyone warned me...


















