Tag: parenting

Anxiety tends to stink, for the most part. There are times when being anxious can be useful, such as when you’re in fight-or-flight mode...

I’ve always been hard on myself. In school, my grades were never good enough. As a teenager, I was never thin enough. And now,...

I miss the days when band-aids fixed all. When my kids were young, it seemed like a band-aid was the cure for everything that...

I took time off from blogging these past few months because I had so much on my plate and had to take a step...

Isn’t it funny how society has portrayed teens?  In movies and books, teens are often seen as aggressive, obnoxious, and downright hard to deal with,...

I recently read and was very moved by this quote by Tara Mackey, “If speaking kindly to plants helps them grow, imagine what speaking...

According to the Collins online dictionary, homecoming (aka HoCo) “is a day or weekend each year when former students of a particular school, college, or...

During my childhood, school was a safe haven. It was easy, and I knew exactly what to do to succeed. No surprise then that...

We have all had moments of mom guilt for losing our patience and maybe even behaving out of character in front of our children....

My kids are curious. They have questions about everything. Often, I can answer their questions, rely on Google, or just fake it. But every...