A few months ago, I found myself dreading the hours of 4-7 PM — the time at home after we pick our daughter up from daycare and before we put her to bed. It felt awful to dread the...
November immediately brings with it thoughts of Thanksgiving and the holiday season. The media is full of memes and quips about gratitude month or how to structure a busy month by taking baby steps to accomplish it. Holiday plans...
This one is for the moms — and the dads — who are struggling to cope with the stress and overwhelm they feel about the world right now. Seacoast Moms contributor and local musician, Caitlin Piper, has put together...
If the popular meme in which a parent tries to figure out when to fit dinner in to their over-scheduled life is at all relatable, this post is for you. This Fall, it feels like I've been constantly running...
If you are the parent of a tween, there’s a good chance you have entered a complex phase characterized by helping them manage their digital presence. Perhaps you have a tween who chats online on a personal device and...
Receiving an ADHD diagnosis as an adult and a mother can be life-changing. I was diagnosed with ADHD earlier this year at 38 years old, and it has provided me with enormous clarity, validation, and relief. Although I had...
In the Northern Hemisphere, we’re now in the swing of the fall season. Signs of it are all around us. We see the shift of color in the leaves and feel the cool air on our skin. This change...
I’ve said yes to a lot of things in my life, but none of my friends would describe me as a “risk taker.” I don’t want to go fast on a tube ride at the lake, I don’t love...
I went skydiving—or, to put it more accurately, I voluntarily jumped out of a perfectly good plane. In early June, my 18-year-old son and I walked onto a small plane and strapped ourselves to two other human beings. Not...
For many families, summer break can mean wrangling with a new set of screen time concerns.
Though it can be easier to keep kids outdoors and busy with camps and vacations, without the structure of a school schedule, it can...
In + Around Seacoast
Three Local Ways to Do Good on the Seacoast
The beginning of the year is a time of resolution for so many of us. In years past, I've completely bucked the tradition of...
