College Planning: Mid-Junior-Year Check-In
Time marches on, and now that my kid is halfway through her junior year, college planning is beginning in earnest. There’s so much to think about!
Time marches on, and now that my kid is halfway through her junior year, college planning is beginning in earnest. There’s so much to think about!
Is being gifted all it’s cracked up to be? In some cases, it can be more of a hindrance to success than you might think.
While a child’s 18th birthday is a big deal no matter what, it’s especially meaningful to our family that our once-struggling kid is now, finally, thriving.
I always hear people complain that their family members can’t seem to change the roll of toilet paper when it runs out. I don’t have that problem. It was solved the one time my head spun around in a full circle and pea soup spewed from my mouth, frightening my children into submission. I do have a different toilet paper problem, one for which I can’t manage to muster as much outrage. See for yourself…
I’m worried something isn’t quite “right” with my daughter, but her school keeps finding excuses for not evaluating our concerns. Where do I turn for help?
What to do when grandparents cross the line of Too Much Stuff and spoil your children, particularly with inappropriate gifts.
Teen boys are wearing bracelets with the message I Love Boobies. Do these bracelets really raise awareness for breast cancer or are they promoting sexism?
There are valuable lessons to be learned in all of our relationships, romantic and otherwise. And like so many other things that I was so sure about, I changed my mind. Here are the reasons I let my children “date.”
Sharing a few short lessons that I have learned from my children playing youth sports. I hope you will take them to heart before you sign your kid up to play.
Having an invisible disability is hard; having an invisible disability as a high school student and being scoffed at by a teacher is worse. Don’t be that teacher.
“The Easter Bunny’s not real, right?” How do you handle these kinds of questions with your children? Do you think some kinds of lies are okay to tell?
Finally you and your tweens and teens have something to talk about. Learn how not to screw it up!
My son was 7 when he was diagnosed with ADHD, ODD, OCD. As a parent who had been opposed to medication this was a humbling, eye-opening experience.
A couple of life lessons I have learned and want to pass on to my 13-year-old daughter, Cal, before she enters high school about age and frenemies.
Who says haunted houses aren’t for little kids? Let them create their own and they’ll be screaming for more!
I vowed never to become an overprotective parent like my mother. Then I had a child.
Here’s a quick and easy printable for you to customize as an end of the year Starbucks gift card thank you for all the top teachers out there.
I was never a sporty kid, and my own children never want to exercise, either. How do I set them up for good lifelong habits when I can’t get them off the couch?
Now that we know what to look for in a sunscreen, let’s talk about the products that are the best choice for your family.
Solutions for when your child wants a name brand item that you simply can’t afford.