Where do young moms go to get parenting advice these days?
Someone posed this question in a Facebook group last week, and I clicked "subscribe to notifications" quicker than a crawling toddler finds an open electric socket.
Full disclosure: My son,...
I know the internet can be a dangerous place for teens. You should definitely read all the warnings and tips, and then decide which ones you ought to implement. After that, you should cautiously consider my story. Why? Because...
I'm failing. I'm really failing.
At least, that's what I tell myself every time I feel like I'm not like the other moms. I don't understand why I can't get my child to sleep throughout the night. I'm frustrated that...
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...
Sometimes it’s hard to be sandwiched in between two siblings who both require a lot of time and attention in completely different ways.
The oldest needing to be out the door at the crack of dawn in order to get...
He’s so bored. My teenager.
It’s not a phrase we use in our family. And it’s not exactly what he said to me this afternoon, but it’s what I heard. “Can we go somewhere?” is actually what he said.
It was...
When one of my girls was in 6th grade, there was a new teacher at her school. She was young and cool and sarcastic, and very different from the teacher she’d replaced. Some of the girls adored her, some...
Summer is here, and there is a particular summer smell that always takes me back to my childhood. The scent recalls vividly an early summer morning...
My sister and I were in the driveway wearing our swimsuits while heckling our...
When I became a parent there was one thing I never really thought about. You know, the part where we have to sit our children down and talk about the birds and the bees.
Just thinking about it makes me...
When my son turned two, our pediatrician first mentioned Autism. We had been keeping an eye on my son’s speech, knowing he was delayed. He was never non-verbal, but also not where he should have been. Cal is our...
As we venture into a new year, I feel like it's a great time to reevaluate my parenting practices and goals. I wouldn't say that I was unhappy throughout 2022, but there are constantly things that I'm working on...
You didn't see this coming when you brought your baby into this world. Things are pretty uncertain for so many people, and parents have the added burden of trying to maintain normalcy for our children while the world around us...
So, I’m short y’all. I’m a whopping 5 feet and 0 inches.
*Don’t ask me if I’m actually 4’11”. I’m not. I’m almost 5’1”, but I just stick with 5 even.*
Seriously, this is the most annoying question and the...
Each spring the South Carolina Association of School Librarians announces lists of the best books for grades K-12. There are four lists total, each consisting of 20 books that are recommended for picture books, children’s books, junior books, and...
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