Parenting Wisdom

I don’t mean to brag, but my parents are the best grandparents. Why? Because they give their grandchildren one gift. Time. Time is such a simple thing. Something we parents tend to gripe a lot about. It seems like there’s never...

Last month, beloved fans and National Public Television celebrated 50 years of Mister Rogers Neighborhood.  I don’t know about you, but I grew up watching Mr. Rogers and found comfort in his quiet demeanor and the imaginative Neighborhood of...

Last Christmas was the first year everybody knew. You know, Mom moves Buddy the Elf every night. We don’t open packages out in the open for the entire month of December because something Santa Claus “made” might be in...

I'm not an educator. I'm a writer and a stay-at-home mom who wears many hats. And now, like many of you, I have added a new job title to the resume: homeschooler. Okay, I'm more the enforcer of the block...

She’s beauty and she’s grace, she’s Miss United States... Dear Mama, Welcome to the dog days of summer! You’re probably running ragged after all those trips to the park, ice cream shops, camps, friends’ houses, etc. You probably just want to...

Have you had days like this? It’s the 15th time you’ve helped your child pick up their toys and you realize a little too late that you need to vacuum. This goes double for me as we live with...

“You’re one of those lonely children, aren’t you?” he said.  We were on the bleachers of the soccer field. The cold metal burned under me as I watched the high school game with some friends.  I corrected him, “No, I’m an...

As my middle schooler progresses through life, I am learning as much about graceful failures as he is. One thing, as parents, that we have to embrace is the beauty of the productive struggle.

Why Create a Thankfulness Week? How did we get to a point where we needed to create a thankfulness week? I remember vividly. The store was filled wall to wall with LEGOs. Bins full of new pieces to choose from....

There is nothing quite as naive as a parent with a new chore chart. Do your eyes take on a new sparkle at the idea of your children actually contributing to the cleaning of your household? You think, “This will...