Navigating The Summer Before College
May 1, 2024
If your daughter is heading to college next fall, you’re probably in the same place I was last year. It was my daughter’s last summer before college.
teenagers
7 Emotions Parents of Teens Feel Every Single Day
January 30, 2023
Raising a teen is often likened to riding a rollercoaster, but that may be an understatement. I charted the emotions that came with parenting for a few days. It was a lot.
I Swear, It Really Works
May 28, 2021
I don’t care if my kids swear. I do care if you’re judging me for it.
Six Secrets to Surviving Senior Year
July 8, 2020
Your child’s senior year is not only a year of to-do’s, tasks and applications to finish, it is also a bit of an emotional roller coaster.
5 Hamilton Inspired Parenting Resolutions
July 2, 2020
The lessons from our Founding Fathers in Hamilton: An American Musical are remarkably applicable to today, and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s lyrics are genius.
When Parenting Doesn’t Go As Planned
June 18, 2020
These two teens living in my house, have survived every parenting mistake I have made. No one is perfect; we are all learning as we go. And that is the one lesson, the most important lesson I have learned; as long as I am doing the best I can do, they are going to thrive.
7 Great Ways For Your Teen to Relieve Stress
June 8, 2020
Anxiety, stress, and depression are normal and valid feelings in today’s landscape. How can we help our teens to reduce stress and conflict?
Top 10 Risky Behaviors of Teen Drivers
May 19, 2020
Reality sets in when your kid slides behind the wheel. Having a teen driver can turn a laid-back parent into a hand-wringing, nail-biting nervous nelly.
When Your Child Says ‘I Hate You’
February 29, 2020
Her words, I hate you, kept playing over in my head. I could feel her hostility towards me, the mere fact I was standing in her room, had her head spinning.
Going the Distance
January 25, 2020
Side by side, we’ll walk home, shadowy branches swaying gently overhead, their claws finger painting the constellation of a runner darting across the sky.
I Know 13 is Weird
January 13, 2020
I know 13 is weird. I know some changes are happening at warp speed and some are taking their sweet time.
My Baby’s Growing Up
October 22, 2019
My baby is growing up. She’s gone from napping to texting, walking to playing club sports, learning to eat solid foods to cooking dinner for our family.
Navigating The Summer Before College
May 1, 2024
If your daughter is heading to college next fall, you’re probably in the same place I was last year. It was my daughter’s last summer before college.
7 Emotions Parents of Teens Feel Every Single Day
January 30, 2023
Raising a teen is often likened to riding a rollercoaster, but that may be an understatement. I charted the emotions that came with parenting for a few days. It was a lot.
I Swear, It Really Works
May 28, 2021
I don’t care if my kids swear. I do care if you’re judging me for it.
Six Secrets to Surviving Senior Year
July 8, 2020
Your child’s senior year is not only a year of to-do’s, tasks and applications to finish, it is also a bit of an emotional roller coaster.
5 Hamilton Inspired Parenting Resolutions
July 2, 2020
The lessons from our Founding Fathers in Hamilton: An American Musical are remarkably applicable to today, and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s lyrics are genius.
When Parenting Doesn’t Go As Planned
June 18, 2020
These two teens living in my house, have survived every parenting mistake I have made. No one is perfect; we are all learning as we go. And that is the one lesson, the most important lesson I have learned; as long as I am doing the best I can do, they are going to thrive.
7 Great Ways For Your Teen to Relieve Stress
June 8, 2020
Anxiety, stress, and depression are normal and valid feelings in today’s landscape. How can we help our teens to reduce stress and conflict?
Top 10 Risky Behaviors of Teen Drivers
May 19, 2020
Reality sets in when your kid slides behind the wheel. Having a teen driver can turn a laid-back parent into a hand-wringing, nail-biting nervous nelly.
When Your Child Says ‘I Hate You’
February 29, 2020
Her words, I hate you, kept playing over in my head. I could feel her hostility towards me, the mere fact I was standing in her room, had her head spinning.
Going the Distance
January 25, 2020
Side by side, we’ll walk home, shadowy branches swaying gently overhead, their claws finger painting the constellation of a runner darting across the sky.
I Know 13 is Weird
January 13, 2020
I know 13 is weird. I know some changes are happening at warp speed and some are taking their sweet time.
My Baby’s Growing Up
October 22, 2019
My baby is growing up. She’s gone from napping to texting, walking to playing club sports, learning to eat solid foods to cooking dinner for our family.
