To cope during the COVID-19 pandemic, I have developed habits and rituals that bring me comfort, joy, and stability. Similarly, I’ve seen friends and...
I use the word “no” a lot with my almost eight-year-old daughter -- to most requests for junk food, to staying up “just a...
Are the teenage years the best?
Ideally, they should be, but a teenager faces so many changes, physically, mentally, and emotionally that if the parents...
Let me start off by acknowledging the confusion and fear that many of you are experiencing. As the world watches the rise of our...
My feeling of comfort associated with cooking was discovered as a college student preparing a meal after a particularly rough week of exams. I...
I'm a rule follower. I drive at the speed limit, keep my kids in the appropriate size car seats, and always meticulously measure out...
During these past months of quarantine living, we’ve been binging on past episodes of Modern Family. The show was never part of our prime-time...
Summertime. Long days, the sprinkler, ice cream, BBQs, and endless hours outside with the kids. So when you think of summertime, I would say...
It’s June! For children, this is the most exciting time of year since summer vacation is just around the corner. For parents, it's the...
After the recent, unexpected blow of being let go from my retail career as an executive of 30 years, I thought it was finally...















