Tag: parenting
Why Boredom Is Actually Good for Children (Especially in Today’s World)
As parents, it’s almost instinctive to jump in the moment we hear, “I’m bored!” We search for activities, hand over a tablet, turn on...
Taking a Summer Vacation From the Digital World
For the last four years, my mother, son, and I have taken a vacation in Vacationland - also known as my home state of...
Are Teenage Years the Best Years?
If you’ve ever looked at your teenager sprawled across the couch, wearing headphones, answering every question with a one-word response, and somehow eating everything...
Father’s Day Looks Different for Everyone
Father’s Day (along with any parent-focused holiday or, really, holidays in general, for that matter!) can hold joy and grief at the same time.
For...
Junecember: The Longest Shortest Month of the Year
December gets all the credit for being the month that breaks you with the concerts, the shopping, the coordinating, the emotional labor of making...
The Great Sleepover Debate
Headlining titles such as “The Case for Sleepovers” in The Atlantic and “Sleepovers have gotten very complicated” have become all the rage among parents...
Talking So Your Kids Really Listen: Simple Shifts That Change Everything
June is Effective Communications Month, which feels like a good reminder that we can all use a little support when it comes to talking...
iPhone Graduation
May can be a tough month for parents of fifth graders. At least it was for me. My daughter was in fifth grade last...
Belonging and Cricket
I used to think motherhood, for me, came with a quiet disadvantage.
Not the obvious ones. Not the sleep deprivation or the endless logistics or...
Ditching the Diapers
When my daughter was around 18 months old, she started showing an interest in peeing on the potty. I decided to buy her one...