Please Get Off My Back! (The Perils of Overprotective Parenting)
I vowed never to become an overprotective parent like my mother. Then I had a child.
I vowed never to become an overprotective parent like my mother. Then I had a child.
What if the tables were turned and you were going to get graded on your child’s report card on your parenting? How do you think you would do?
Some days I think chasing a toddler around the pool’s edge would be less exhausting than parenting teens.
Can a “cooperative kid” be made of a troubled teen? With a lot of parental changes (and tongue-biting), signs point to yes.
It’s not our business. Don’t interfere. These are the things that we say to ourselves when we don’t intervene.
What happens when you leave your tween son’s punishment in the hands of his siblings? Hilarity, that’s what.
I’m interested to hear what you guys think about Barbies. I don’t have a daughter, but I was a girl—a girl besotted with the world of Barbie.
Baby books are filled with precious memories and important milestones. Here is a mother’s humorous list about some of the things that there isn’t a place for writing about in your baby books.
This year I am going to let go of the things that I feel guilty about and forgive my own shortcomings. What would forgiving yourself look like?
Family dinner can be complicated if you have a picky eater, or if you’re a reluctant cook. Here’s how to make it work for your family.
A family moved into a fantastic neighborhood with a built-in playgroup for their kids. But the entire family (including the kids) are social outcasts after the father more than crossed the line with his angry outburst. Can the relationships be saved?
A parents first inclination is save our children when something goes wrong in their lives. Truth is we all learn better through making our own mistakes.
You may dread the appearance of a kid with a glossy brochure of wares on your doorstep, but school/activity fundraising is here to stay. Here’s why it matters.
Some advice you didn’t ask for.
How do your kids’ friends address you? By your first name. By Mrs., Ms. or Mr.? Do you have strong opinions on this? Or take a laid-back attitude?
After being a part of the adoption process firsthand, I now understand that whether we gain the parents we have through biology or biography, the end result can be the same- a happy family.
Let’s talk about the computer and things kids can do on socially on the computer with their safety in mind.
When I introduce myself from here on out, I am supposed to say, “Hi, my name is ______________, and I’m an alcoholic.” That’s the first step, according to the brochure some nice woman handed me as I entered my first AA meeting day before yesterday.
At what age does comfort finally edge out the risk?
I don’t want my kids to become desensitized. I don’t want them to think it is okay to make fun of other people or feel superior to other people.