When your child does something that needs correcting, what words do you choose?
As I’m entering my age of awareness, I’m becoming increasingly sticky with words...
As we approach Father's Day I've been mentally compiling a gratitude list of all the positive things my husband does as a father. But...
Today, my house is quiet. I almost forgot what that was like. My husband and his brothers took my 4-year-old out for the day,...
Parenting has always seemed like a constant adjusting to shifting variables, most of them outside of your control. And to be frank, that's a...
Life with a 20-month-old has been a perpetual lesson in adapting and going with the flow. From the get-go, this kid has zigged when...
Let me paint a picture for you. I'm holding a newborn. My apartment is dark, and I'm sitting in a red bucket chair. I'm...
When the buzzer sounds to indicate the game is over, parents finish their conversations in the bleachers and slowly rising to greet their child...
The ability to power through is an internal switch that flips when you become a mom (along with the maternal instinct). But the word...
There are a couple of myths about childbirth and child-rearing that I’ve found to be, well, myths. For example, I always thought my water...
I have raised three millennials, who are now well-adjusted, generally happy, and successful young adults, or so I'd like to think. And presently, I'm...















