The Dreams I Had for My Kid Aren’t Coming True
If you’ve been a parent for longer than fifteen minutes, you know that when it comes to predicting the future for your kid, your expectations matter about as much as… Read More
How Do I Teach My Toddler Patience?
Teaching a toddler patience will require you to have realistic expectations. Work toward consistency, not constancy. Read More
Current Events | Family Activities | Featured | High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th) | Technology
5 Ways to Use Technology with Your Teenager
Is technology destroying our society? Inhibiting our kids’ ability to carry on a multi-sentence conversation? Are we raising tiny little robots who will one day grow up to only communicate… Read More
Family Life | Featured | Middle School (6th-8th) | School Life | Social Life
How to Apologize to Your Middle Schooler
In a culture that constantly tells them they don’t measure up, our apologies should communicate that they’re more than enough. Read More
Featured | Mental Health | Self Care | Special Topics
How to Survive Divorce as a Parent
The very first and very most important thing you can do to survive your divorce is to be honest about it. Read More
Family Life | Mental Health | Seasonal | Self Care
The Newly-Single Parent Holiday Guide
It may take a few years to create a new “normal,” and that’s okay. Kids are resilient. But you know what? So are you. Read More
Current Events | Family Life | Featured | Mental Health | Self Care
20 Things We Learned in 2020
I will move into 2021 knowing that I’m better than I was this time last year. Because when I look back on 2020, I’m struck with deep gratitude. Read More
College and Young Adult | Elementary (K-5th) | Featured | High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th)
You’re Not as Cool as TikTok, but You Can Be Just as Influential on Your Child
As she gets older and moves from one phase to the next, my influence in her life will inevitably decrease. But it doesn’t have to go away. Read More
10 Affirmations for the Worried Parent
Our minds are way more powerful than we could ever understand. The direction we point our thoughts directly determines the direction of our lives. And when we choose to worry (and… Read More
3 Ways to Survive the Back-to-School Season
You’re never prepared for it – for that moment on your weekly (tri-weekly) trip to Target when the water toys and outdoor furniture sets are corralled into the clearance section… Read More