Discipline is one of those subjects that can be touchy to discuss. For this day and age, kids seem to be in charge and have so many more freedoms than they used to. I’ve worked in education for quite some time,...
I have a confession to make — I hate homework. Don’t tell my former students or my kids, although I doubt my kids would be surprised. We’ve all suffered through battles over finishing homework. After a busy day at...
Every time I turn around, I see a new study stating how bad technology is for children. Are these researchers aware of the world we live in today? Apple is one of the biggest brands in the world. Facebook has replaced...
Co-sleeping is like the boyfriend I just cannot break up with. I try to leave him, but after about a month he’s back. I make excuses for him and have stopped telling my friends we’re back together.
Like many moms,...
My child likes to talk about death. Wait, that's not right. "Like" isn’t the correct word. She is interested in death — what happened, where they were when they died, where they are now, etc. It's not surprising she has...
I was recently walking through Trader Joe’s with my 6-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son when I had a “moment.” You know what I’m talking about... the “moment” when you question your sanity for becoming a parent.
You question the sleepless nights, the...
There’s not much that’s more troubling as a parent than observing your child struggle to express complex feelings and emotions. At any age, the emotions that manifest as big, loud, and somewhat disruptive behaviors usually garner more attention than...
For all you moms out there with sweet, little children who think you’ve hung the moon and want nothing more than to spend every waking moment hanging out with you, cherish that time. There will come a day, and...
My husband texted he was on the way home. Before I could even blink, I responded in all caps "THANK GOODNESS" followed by a juvenile string of emojis because letters alone cannot illustrate the sheer terror of my desperation. Sibling...
When is your kid old enough to evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses?
I'm biased of course, but I do in general think my kids are pretty cool. They are good students with good attitudes towards learning. While they are...
Last night my son made a comment that struck me so hard, I was at a loss as to how to respond. He looked at me like an old, troubled soul and said, “I feel like every day lots...
For the first four-ish years, all you do is hold onto them.
You hold them to feed them, hold them to get them to sleep--to soothe the reflux, to calm them when they are teething, throwing up, sitting on the...