Tag: parenting
A Mind of Her Own: Raising a Girl in a Man’s...
My three and a half year old daughter, donning her best Princess Leia dress (just a regular dress, only two sizes too big) and...
Why Manners Matter
When my six-year-old was a baby, I was immersed for the first time in the fascinating new world of Other Parents. I had no...
The Only—The Lonely
I’ve had a great life, and I have complete faith it will only continue to get better and better. That said, I am an...
A Few Things the Parenting Books Forgot to Mention about Newborns
As modern-day parents, when faced with the daunting challenge of first-time parenthood, we become information hunter-gatherers. We join online baby forums, we interrogate our...
Parental Public Humiliation :: My Child’s Top Four Achievements . ....
Having studied early childhood education and worked with children for years before I had my own, I thought I mostly knew what to expect....
Silly Adults, Picture Books are for Kids
I adore reading to my kid. We read at least two picture books a day—usually more. As an aspiring children's book author, I know...
Thankful at the Table – Teaching Kids Daily Gratitude
There are a million traditions that families can adopt to increase bonding opportunities—traditions in the kitchen and for heading back to school, traditions during holidays and birthdays....
A Parents’ Guide to Parenting Trends
Mommy Wars. We’ve all heard about them, but I have yet to witness an actual battle between helicopters and free-rangers, attachment parents and tiger...
I Let Myself Go . . . And It’s AWESOME!
Red. Lipstick. There was a woman dropping her kids off at school yesterday wearing RED LIPSTICK.
No, it wasn’t some smeary mess left over from...
Three Super-Simple Snacks to Serve Your Kids—Right Now!
I love Pinterest as much as the next gal, but some times I just don't have it in me to make an elaborate snack...