Parenting Wisdom

I sat down and put my fingers to the keyboard to quickly type out my usual “I love my Dad, Father-in-law, Grandfather, and husband” type of Father’s Day Post, accompanied by adorable pictures of...

There are countless holiday movies providing comic relief to the oh-so-common struggle of holiday chaos. Sometimes, I feel like our family holidays are the perfect script for one of these holiday movies. My family...

Don't be fooled by this lovely warmer weather we've been having...cold/flu season is still in full force!  Actually, it's funny I should be writing this post, as half our family is currently under the weather....

Whether you have a parent-teacher conference coming up, want to further connect with your child’s teacher and/or help build a more solid foundation for academic and social success both inside and outside of school,...

My boys are 10, 7 and 6. They are all in school full time. Yet, I have made the decision to become a stay-at-home mom. I know, it seems a little backwards. Most moms...

Welcome to parenting, where you’re given no guide to navigate yet still manage to do it all wrong. If you grew up in a perfectly parented home, hopefully you can pass along the goodness. If...

Those exact words came out of my daughters mouth last week. I sort of expected something like that to happen someday, but not at 6 years old. I should point out that she didn’t say...

A few weeks ago, Nobel laureate and biochemist Sir Richard Timothy "Tim" Hunt made some pretty controversial statements regarding women in science at the World Conference of Science Journalists: "Let me tell you about the...

“Miscarriage.”  The shock flooded me as my heavy legs fell lifeless onto the cold, hard, impersonal hospital table, blood draining from my white face, I lay still and confused. It was an early miscarriage, insignificant...

I don't know about you, but I'm a pool mom… That means every single day between wake up and nap time my toddler and I are at the pool or the splash pad… There...