One of the Easiest Ways to Teach Forgiveness
Here is the thing I have learned about forgiveness. It isn’t a behavior, it is a feeling.
7 Ways to Resolve Parenting Disagreements With Your Partner
Instead of yelling and screaming, here are a few tips to help resolve issues smoothly the next time you find yourself in the middle of a heated discussion.
How to Help Kids Create a Culture of Personal Accountability
Personal accountability means teaching kids that actions have consequences.
If I Were Their Mother: Fairytale Edition
Long ago but not so far away, I was a little girl who loved a good fairy tale. But now I'm a mom, and seriously, have you ever read these!?
How to Get Your Old iPhone Kid-Ready
Before you hand that old iPhone over to your kid (Woot, woot! UPGRADE!) get it set just right.
How to Help Your Kids Cope With Natural Disasters
Believe it or not, helping your kids through a natural disaster starts long before the natural disaster strikes.
Helping Little Ones with Big Emotions
Not every parent knows how to validate the full spectrum of their child’s feelings.
3 Tenets to Prepare Your Kids for the Future When You Have No Idea What's Coming
We can help minimize the kickback for our kids by teaching them how to embrace the idea of change with just a few shifts of their mindsets.
6 Ways the New iPhone 8 Can up Your Parenting Game
The new iPhone 8 is scheduled to be released on September 15, and some new features are a parent's dream.
I'm the Allergy Mom, and Yes, I Know You're Not Thrilled
A few tips and pieces of advice that I’ve honed over the years that can hopefully help if you have an allergic kid in your child’s classroom.
6 Ways to Play Nice With Your Kid’s Teacher
One key to a child’s success both socially and behaviorally is the relationship between the teacher and the parents.
When an Old Scar Reveals a New Truth About Motherhood
Memory transports me back to the OR and I’m in essentially the same savasana position: flat on my back, arms outstretched, hands open.
Mothers Hold Children’s Hands for a While – or Sometimes Forever
When I co-owned a home décor business, one of the products featured in our catalog was a calligraphy sign that said: "Mothers hold their children’s hands for a while… their hearts forever." At the ...
If Recollection is Subject to Our Own Perspectives, I Hope My Kids Remember It This Way
When we look at any one of the photographs that depict a childhood, the unspoken story therein will be read differently by each of us.
It Would Have Been Better If Kevin Hadn't Come
I think all parents worry that one of their kids is being shortchanged in some way. This fear increases exponentially when you have a special needs child.
The Project Management Tool You Can Use to Wrangle Your Family
Everything from crazy family mornings to chores and attitude problems can be addressed by stealing this corporate tool and applying it to the home.
Rewards and Bribery – Aren’t They the Same?
Some parents assume rewards and bribes are synonymous. They aren’t. There’s actually a huge difference.
Starting Over: When Mama is Nana
The term “grandfamilies” has entered the lexicon.
The Secret to Lin-Manuel Miranda's Success? Standing Ovations From His Parents
The pieces of his life that struck me most, though, weren’t the obvious. It was watching a video of him holding court as a little boy.
Six Simple Ways to Raise Civically Engaged Kids
No matter what your personal politics are, you can raise civic-minded children ready to help their communities and put their ideas into the world.
Think Beyond the Maxipad: How to Help Your Modern Teen Manage Her Period
Today's teenagers have a wide variety of options when it comes to managing their periods.
Those Thoughts Don't Make You a Bad Mom – They Make You Human
At one point or another, you’ll feel it. You will. You’ll feel trapped. You’ll get tired of being so completely depended upon. You’ll miss your freedom.
The Power of NOT Negotiating With Toddlers
The other day, I snuck one of my triplet toddlers – the one sitting in the shopping cart seat facing me as the other two sat in the plastic car, facing away – a Krispy Kreme cruller. The only one w...
Maximize Your Kids' Executive Function to Help Get to School on Time
It might be time to focus less on what’s going on in your house every morning and more on what’s going on in your kids’ brains at any given moment.