Buying gifts for teens is hard. I think everyone struggles with what to buy for kids who are too old for toys but too young for a lot of boring adult gifts. I always want to get something they...
Take a road trip with kids, they said. It'll be fun, they said.
Wait a minute. No one has said that. EVER.
Well, maybe they have. But probably only when the kids are older than age five. Long drives with young...
The first parent-teacher conferences of the year are here! In these initial meetings, students strengths are highlighted and goals are identified. Math learning is discussed. However, do you know much about how your child should learn math? What if...
One week into my son’s first experience with preschool, it happened to us. My child’s classroom was temporarily moved to online learning due to COVID-19 exposure.
Initially, I panicked. But actually, it didn’t turn out as bad as I had...
Landing their first job is a landmark moment in the life of any teen — right after getting their driver's license! Whether learning how to manage money, wait tables or run a cash register, the life skills an after...
Parenting has taught me one life lesson after another over the years; my first college drop off hammered home five of them. I imagined this event countless times and now it’s a reality. After years of parenting and then...
I held my first pocket knife when I was eight years old. My growing hands held the shiny red gadget in awe. Currently, the same knife is resting comfortably in my pocketbook. My knife taught me lots of life...
It's complicated to navigate body image in the age of social media. Plus, It's a little scary. Recently, an unedited photo of Khloe Kardashian went viral. It was a refreshing, candid shot where Khloe looked great. But it was...
POTTY TRAINING. These two simple words release butterflies in the stomach of every parent of young children. Even 7 years out, a flood of memories arrive- sitting on cold bathroom floors, emergency pull-overs on the highway, and desperately struggling...
We are living in unprecedented times and it feels like crazy-town. Kids and parents alike are working from home, juggling virtual schoolwork, workplace stress, and 8,000 Zoom calls a day. Frankly, we are all doing the best we can.
So,...
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Uniting Mothers as Advocates
I distinctly remember laying in my bed when I was in the thick of my infertility journey and seeing the first photos of the...
