Taking Flight in the Cold
Schools are closed today due to “excessive cold,” and it’s all my fault. Sorry, I’m not sorry—because it hasn’t slowed down my autistic son one bit.
Schools are closed today due to “excessive cold,” and it’s all my fault. Sorry, I’m not sorry—because it hasn’t slowed down my autistic son one bit.
Let’s talk about bribery. Have you ever employed bribery as parenting tool, or do you think it’s setting a dangerous precedent?
Your kid is about to embark on a lifelong adventure known as Sleeping At Other People’s Houses! You will have an evening to yourself. What should you do now?
All that said, the decision to leave your kids alone is obviously a very personal one and depends on factors such as their maturity, their environment and your basic comfort level. As well as other issues like whether you should put the oldest kid in charge and your kids’ ability to follow safety rules to the letter.
Maybe the question isn’t why some kids are bullies, but rather why the rest of the kids are not stepping up to stop it.
Sure, we have a color-coded family calendar hanging in our kitchen… but the events I most wish I could schedule remain maddeningly unpredictable.
No matter how many times I try to tell her about saving money, it’s my example that she’ll remember.
One of the most difficult things I have found about being a mother surprised me. It wasn’t the sleepless nights or the tantrums. It’s the “letting go.”
My teens are growing up, and in some ways everything seems different, now. In plenty of other ways, though, it’s all still very familiar.
It’s bound to happen. Your kid is going to make a friend that you don’t like. What do you do? How do you know whether to step in or stand back?
Those generic “what to buy for your college freshman” lists are missing some key items for our kids coping with ADHD. I’ve got some additions for that list.
Is your daughter begging you to read Twilight? Well we do the vetting for you.
How to diagnose, treat and prevent pink eye.
We want our children to have a happy Christmas and to give them what they want, but how do we help our children appreciate how blessed they are?
Dearest Amy, I’m pretty sure you have probably addressed the issue of stretch marks due to pregnancy, but I have a different question regarding stretch marks. My 15-year old daughter has gained quite a bit of weight in the past year and has rather large,…
After two and a half years of homeschooling, my autistic teen is embarking on a new adventure. Here’s why, and how we’re hoping to make it work.
The idea of sleep away camp can become a very thorny issue in a marriage when one parent loves the idea and one definitely does not.
Summer rules? Sure, we’re looking for that sweet spot between “micromanaged” and “left to their own devices.” I don’t know if we found it, but it feels close.
This mom shares her secrets.
Micromanagement is my middle name, but as my kids approach adulthood I’m actively scaling back so they can shine in spite of me.