Parenting Wisdom

My birthday is December 16, nine days before Christmas. My parents tried their best to keep my birthday and Christmas two separate occasions, but it was hard for the extended family and friends to understand why this was so...

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 about when mothering would consist of mostly just trying not to lose my mind. But you...

I feel like loose change. Middle-aged loose change. It’s not great. It’s a really weird time in my life right now. I’m kind of in a holding pattern and I need to stay here for a minute, and it’s...

While I was busy preparing for the first week of preschool, little did I know I also should have been mentally preparing to care for a sick child while being sick myself. Just as I started to look forward...

Heading into week three of staying home and social distancing, this mom of two has experienced every emotion I can think of over the course of this spreading pandemic. Some days I feel like I have it all together. Other...

Halloween is upon us and we all know what that means: indulging in stockpiles of tasty treats, leaving most of us in a sugar induced coma. What most people don’t realize or perhaps forget is these treats can play...

There are moments that will never leave my heart. Moments like when I told you we were expecting our first child. Then, when you cared for me as my head hung in a toilet plagued with nausea. Or the first ultrasound when...

Halloween has always been my favorite day of the year. The earliest Halloween I remember is when my mom dressed my sister and me up in one of those costumes with the plastic mask that you can't see out of....

  Before I became a mother, I assumed I would get my daughter's ears pierced as an infant, before she would have memory of the pain and when I would have control over the cleaning and maintenance of the piercing....

I was listening to my seven-year-old son tell me how worried he was about our house catching on fire or someone breaking in and stealing our stuff. His thoughts spiraled in all directions, filled with worry and anxiety. I...

Weekly I come across articles written by other moms bashing and criticizing what is known as a "helicopter mom" -- the overprotective parent who is too involved, hindering their child's independence. I have a confession: I'm a helicopter mom. My helicopter might be different than...

I remember the middle school years like they were yesterday. The cool, caustic burn of a Clearasil wipe straight from the little plastic tub. The thrill of an encouraging word from a favorite teacher at the top of a...

There's a monster in our room right now calling us clueless parents. Did I really just hear that phrase come out of my teenager's mouth? Weren't we just proofreading her Spanish essay together? How did I end up insulted? I...

Does screen time affect behavior? We tried it for one week. Electronics are definitely a mixed blessing in our house. My children come from a long line of geeks on both sides of the family and it’s no wonder that...