“I can’t believe that her son is already talking. I’m still struggling to get mine to say his first words!” “Look at that mom taking all of those pictures of her daughter. I haven’t taken a photo in a year. I am such a bad mom.” “Ugh. Look how healthy her kids are eating. I…
Fall is one of my favorite times of the year! The leaves change, the boots and scarves come out of the box, pumpkin aroma fills the house, and it means all of the fun holidays are right around the corner. Here are a few date ideas to take advantage of this season while also making…
We’re miles apart connected through cell phones, but the smile I feel in her voice sinks into my bones. With me, through moves across the country, career changes, moments when I was feeling sorry for myself, and times I needed to celebrate, Sibyl always had the words that hit the spot. She’s never shied…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Quartz. According to new research, parents are distracted by mobile technology more than anything else, and as a result, the interactions with their kids suffer. In a recent study of caregivers, child-behavior specialists at University of Michigan and Boston Medical Center found that parents feel their phones…
At what age do you start caring about likes? It’s younger than you think. My daughter was 8 the first time she asked me about them. I had posted a photo of her on Instagram. The next morning she came downstairs and immediately said, “Dad, how many likes did that photo of me get?” In…
Last May I stated classes to become a high school English teacher. Since then I’ve learned so much about how to create lesson plans, engage students, and implement classroom management procedures. I’ve discussed a lot, read even more, and one of the things that has really stuck with me is the idea that a…
On Sundays when I was growing up, it didn’t matter if we were facing imminent danger or in the throes of a natural disaster, we were going to church. Literally, I can’t remember not hearing my mom’s alarm clock go off every Sunday morning at 8:00am—because, of course, church was always preceded by a solid…
After parenting for almost twenty years now, my husband and I were challenged to come up with a list of 5 things we would do all over again as it relates to raising kids. I’ve already shared a few things we are glad we did, like imagining the end, saying words that build, and…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on the Daily Mail. Children raised by divorced parents are more likely than children whose parents are married to be non-religious as adults, according to a new study. With a rise in religiously unaffiliated Americans over the years, a survey suggests that family stability or…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on The Boston Globe. Meghan Enwright had reached her limit. Exasperated by her young sons’ maddening new habit of flipping half-filled water bottles into the air in an effort to land them upright, the Marshfield mother pecked out a quick Facebook post voicing her displeasure….