One of our writers at Orange, Tim Walker, posted this article on his blog as he reflected on his son's first day of high school. At the beginning of another school… Read More

The middle school years are a time of transition—both for your kids and you as a parent. One of our staff members heard the following excerpt at a parent middle… Read More

There are a few more weeks of summer left, which means a few more weeks of entertaining kids. If you have one last road trip before school starts, you and… Read More

I was listening to "Summer Nights" by Rascal Flatts on the radio the other day and thought, every summer seems to be marked by a song. I’m not endorsing the… Read More

For some reason when my kids were little, I used think that I only had them until they turned 18. Like my job would suddenly end. When they were babies… Read More

The last few weeks have been crazy at work and crazy at home. Too much going on! When I know that I have a lot to do, I get in… Read More

Anyone who ever played for UCLA basketball coach Wooden knew he was more about building character than he was about winning basketball games, although he did both pretty well. His… Read More

Chances are you have a TO DO list that is longer than today...maybe even this week or this month. The pressure that can put on you is huge. Parenting only… Read More

I tend to completely over estimate what I can get done. Some people call me a high capacity person, but honestly, I just have a hard time saying “no”. It’s… Read More

So you want kindness to characterize your attitudes and actions, but how do you get there? We live in a fairly emotional age.  We've coined terms like emotional eating and… Read More