Building a Connection with Your Tween or Teen
It’s my wish for all parents and caregivers to find an interest or activity to share with their teen. Truly share. One that you are … continue reading
Parenting
Take a Hidden Picture Hike
Now that it’s cooling off and snow is likely, it can be harder to motivate your kiddos to get off the screen and outside. Frankly, … continue reading
The Power of a Heartfelt Goodbye
I’ve always had a thing about goodbyes. I cherish my childhood memories of my grandparents standing in the driveway outside their front door, waving goodbye … continue reading
Love, Mom: The Power of Text
We send and receive hundreds, maybe thousands, of texts a week, right? I bet, like me, you take most of them for granted. These days, … continue reading
Make Time for Yourself While You Wait for Your Kids (Or, How I Stay Sane at Football Practice)
Sometimes there are field trips you don’t get a choice about. These are usually also the days I feel like an Uber driver for my … continue reading
Who Has Separation Anxiety Now, Mom?
“You good, bro?” I hear this question a lot. My son is in 6th grade and full of YouTube wit and wisdom. I guess I should be glad … continue reading
The Beginning of the End (of Cub Scouts)
I’m lying in our dark tent listening to the night time activity in the tents around us. One mom is snoring, another mom is complaining … continue reading
Go Ahead, Close My Window. I’ll Open Another One.
I never knew how much I wanted children until our son busted unexpectedly into our lives, irrevocably ruining our perfectly unremarkable but happy and childless … continue reading
Chasing Déjà Vu in the Upper Peninsula
déjà vu noun dé·jà vu \ˌdā-ˌzhä-ˈvü, –ˈvue\ : the feeling that you have already experienced something that is actually happening for the first time … continue reading
Screen Time, Will Power, and Intentional Boredom
Field trips aren’t always obviously enjoyable. Adventures in parenting fall in this category. I try to keep these adventures in perspective by not taking them … continue reading