Tag: parenting

There’s a phrase I say about 47 times a day, and it’s not “I love you” (though, to be clear, I do). It’s not...

I must have been told by my kids a thousand times, "You never admit when you are wrong! You never say you are sorry!"  I...

My kids have taught me a lot about myself that I didn’t previously know or acknowledge. I never before realized, for example, how much...

I'm not going to bore you by going on and on about all the ways motherhood has changed me. You won't hear me erupt...

When I was younger, the idea of becoming a mom felt foreign to me. I thought that I would be a different type of...

Have you ever had one of those days where you ask yourself this—repeatedly—and start mentally counting down the minutes until bedtime? Same. And let’s...

Be grateful! Show gratitude! Express gratitude! While these concepts are critical for everyone to grasp, children may need to see and experience gratitude in...

My son started pre-k this year in our local public school. We are fortunate to live in a district that offers full-time, nearly universal...

It was the first week of kindergarten, and in my child's folder, there was a single page that to many would seem innocuous. Looking eyes....

When I was pregnant with my first child almost seven years ago, I read all the pregnancy and parenting books. I felt prepared! I...