Five More Minutes
May 6, 2020
Five more minutes has forever been the lament of my son. It started with bedtimes when he was young, and continued through to high school.
Real You
Motherhood Means Letting Go
February 22, 2020
I consider walking him right back to our house where he belongs because he is not ready for school. Still, I know the truth: He is plenty ready—I am not.
Equality vs. Equity: Teaching My Boys the Difference
January 7, 2020
An innocent dinner exchange helped my kids learn about issues much more complex than chicken wings. Equality and equity.
The Magical Age When Parenting Gets Easier
December 30, 2019
I’ve asked myself countless times over my 15 years of parenting, “When the bleep is this going to get easier?”
How I Got My Kids to Help Take Care of the Dogs
November 22, 2019
Our daughters’ love for the dogs continues to grow every day and so does their interest in helping to take care of them.
Volunteerism: How to Raise Your Kids to be the Helpers
November 7, 2019
When kids see their parents volunteering for various causes, they consider it the norm. We help people–it’s just what we do. We volunteer as a family.
Sometimes You Just Need Some Rainbows
November 3, 2019
I’ll never forget when an adult in my life told me “rainbows are for sissies.” I was a theater kid, remember? We WERE different.
20 Life Lessons I Want my Kids to Learn
November 2, 2019
As a psychologist, I often reflect on the things that make people happy
How to Talk to Your Child About Death
September 19, 2019
What do you do when there is a death that directly impacts your child? A person or a pet that is physically part of their life?
Confession: I Don’t Want to be Mommy
September 12, 2019
Right now, today: I don’t want to be Mommy. I want this season to pass. I want to wake up on the other side of their childhood.
Five More Minutes
May 6, 2020
Five more minutes has forever been the lament of my son. It started with bedtimes when he was young, and continued through to high school.
Motherhood Means Letting Go
February 22, 2020
I consider walking him right back to our house where he belongs because he is not ready for school. Still, I know the truth: He is plenty ready—I am not.
Equality vs. Equity: Teaching My Boys the Difference
January 7, 2020
An innocent dinner exchange helped my kids learn about issues much more complex than chicken wings. Equality and equity.
The Magical Age When Parenting Gets Easier
December 30, 2019
I’ve asked myself countless times over my 15 years of parenting, “When the bleep is this going to get easier?”
How I Got My Kids to Help Take Care of the Dogs
November 22, 2019
Our daughters’ love for the dogs continues to grow every day and so does their interest in helping to take care of them.
Volunteerism: How to Raise Your Kids to be the Helpers
November 7, 2019
When kids see their parents volunteering for various causes, they consider it the norm. We help people–it’s just what we do. We volunteer as a family.
Sometimes You Just Need Some Rainbows
November 3, 2019
I’ll never forget when an adult in my life told me “rainbows are for sissies.” I was a theater kid, remember? We WERE different.
20 Life Lessons I Want my Kids to Learn
November 2, 2019
As a psychologist, I often reflect on the things that make people happy
How to Talk to Your Child About Death
September 19, 2019
What do you do when there is a death that directly impacts your child? A person or a pet that is physically part of their life?
Confession: I Don’t Want to be Mommy
September 12, 2019
Right now, today: I don’t want to be Mommy. I want this season to pass. I want to wake up on the other side of their childhood.
