The Last Time
The lasts are hard for me to deal with because when they are happening we don’t know that they are the last. It’s in looking back the event has any importance.
The lasts are hard for me to deal with because when they are happening we don’t know that they are the last. It’s in looking back the event has any importance.
I came home to find my baby in a dark room crying his eyes out…and my husband passed out drunk. What now? What’s next?
It seems like apologizing would be something easy to do, but it isn’t. So just how do you apologize? I have compiled some rules for you to follow.
At a time when many parents are backing off, we’re stepping up; volunteering at the high school level doesn’t make you a helicopter parent!
The truth is that we all have times when we handle ourselves badly and our kids pay the price. The goal is to find a way to make things right and move on.
Lying is a necessary part of parenting. Any parent that tells me they never lie to their kids, well, I think they are lying.
I know very little about wine pairings, but I do know what you should bake for your next meeting at school.
I wasn’t an eager reader at 9 years old and neither is my son right now. So, here’s what I do.
The secret to successfully blending a family is making peace with it being messy and ongoing and scary and wonderful.
It’s true: sometimes I use curse words. And not-so-very-nice-but-not-exactly-curse words. Now that my kids are teens, how do I handle teaching them about swearing?
I love celebrating my kids’ birthdays, but not a fan of all the stuff they receive but don’t need. For one of my daughter’s recent birthday’s we tried something new.
Think clothes shopping with your teen has to be excruciating? Thrifting together is a great way to save money and have fun while you do it.
If you’re looking to find the balance between helping too much and teaching them to be successful on their own, this list of homework rules is for you.
What about redshirting from the other side of the equation, when these boys are getting ready to graduate and move on to college. Six, eight, ten years later are the parents still happy with their decision?
When your teen (who is on the autism spectrum) is still a poor sport, game time can be tricky. Sometimes there’s a pleasant surprise in store, though.
Now that my “different” kids are teens, a reader facing issues with her 5-year-old wants to know if I see similarities in what we experienced.
We have the illusion of control and the peace of mind that comes with technology. But are we better parents or the same parents with more to feel guilty about?
I never thought I’d homeschool my kid, but somehow this is where we ended up. Spoiler: We both kind of love it.
A good marching band can be a fabulous high school experience for your child, but how do you know if a program is a good one? Here’s some things to consider.
My neurotypical teenager has had a cellphone for years; deciding to get a cellphone for my autistic teenager was a very different proposition.