While we often feel that the earliest years of mothering are the most stressful, research shows that it's the middle school years that are the hardest.
We never know which moments in our kids' lives are "lasts." From nights in cribs, to nursing sessions, maybe we wouldn't choose to know even if we could.
In the same fleeting span it took my youngest to became a four-year-old, my 14 year old will be 18. I'm contemplating moments like they're already gone.
It's meaningful to pause to reflect on Memorial Day with kids. A simple way to do this is by including them in the National Moment of Remembrance at 3 PM.
When I hear the terrible news of school shootings and terrorist attacks I realize one thing is certain: we, as parents, are fighting about the wrong things.
I was raised the only daughter of one very ambitious stage mom. I went along with it - excited at first, then resigned to that which I began to loathe.
Kids become entitled when they've been given everything with little asked in return. Teach them that you dont get ahead by being served, but by serving.
