Parenting

When it comes to personal property, boundaries between siblings can be hard to define. After all, in a family there is such a thing as … Read more

Like adults, children can wake up in the night.  They may do so for any number of reasons, depending on their age, health and unique … Read more

I tell my four year old daughter that she’s beautiful. I also tell her she’s smart, creative, funny and genuinely one of the coolest kids … Read more

Last year, I posted a photo on my personal blog of a shirt that blew my mind. It was the size for a kindergarten girl and it … Read more

Anger is one of the most destructive emotions; people who have difficulty managing their anger can end up hurting others and themselves. As adults, they … Read more

Understandably, siblings don’t always want to share the same set of friends. This is particularly true when siblings have a big age difference between them. … Read more

Visitation arrangements don’t always give kids the opportunity to see each parent 50% of the time. Practical considerations often make equal division of visitation impossible. … Read more

Raising a child is an enormous job, and parents need all the help they can get. Which is why single parents are modern day heroes. … Read more

Mothers and fathers often disagree on matters pertaining to parenting. It happens when the parents are operating within the context of an intact family home and … Read more

Over the weekend I found myself sitting in my dark closet and sobbing uncontrollably. I’ll spare you the details of all that led up to … Read more

All too often, Halloween is viewed as a holiday engineered to rob our families of their most recent paychecks through overpriced, poorly made costumes—and all … Read more

Mother’s Day is a wonderful day designed to celebrate the gift of mom. Yet it can often leave the “bonus” mom feeling less than celebrated. … Read more

My oldest daughter looked forward to the birth of her sister almost more than my husband and I. Being only two and a half years … Read more