The March Begins: College Planning, Ahoy!
Got a high school junior? It’s time to start planning for college! Here is some advice for finding the balance between being smart and not freaking out.
Got a high school junior? It’s time to start planning for college! Here is some advice for finding the balance between being smart and not freaking out.
I like to cook and I work from home, so in theory family dinner should be my forte. Real life doesn’t always work out the way I plan, unfortunately.
With my teens sharing a class for the first time, the inevitable comparisons are making me wonder how I can coax the best out of each of them.
I remember what a big deal my first checking account was, and can hardly believe I’m already there with my own kid. How does that little ATM card mean so much??
Suicide isn’t something that only touches rich celebrities or people we don’t care about. Suicide touches the lives of regular people. Suicide touches the lives of people who are left trying to wrap their brains around why they couldn’t save their loved ones.
Asynchronous development can be worrisome and/or baffling, but it’s simply a difference that brings its own challenges and even joys.
Honesty is the best policy, but I routine lie to my teenagers on one very important point… and I’m going to keep doing it, too.
I thought nothing could be better than witnessing the benefits marching band brought to my daughter’s life… until my son followed in her footsteps.
I may never know the “secret” to forging a successful blended family, but I will continue to quietly celebrate every small victory along the way.
As someone who has always loved food and hated exercise, learning how to take care of myself has been surprisingly fraught (but ultimately rewarding).
Raising teenagers is hard enough; finding clothes that fit them properly shouldn’t be another fight. Here’s a few tips for a couple of common challenges.
Is there any better time than summer to dive into a good book or two (or ten)? I say no. Here’s what my teens are reading, and what I hope they’ll read.
Gardening can be a great family activity, and it’s an awesome way to expand your child’s food horizons, too!
We just returned from a multi-family vacation with my best friend and her family and despite our fears, we all survived and loved it.
With our family scattered all over the country, the extended-family vacation is a rare joy. Seeing my teens through my family’s eyes may be the best part.
I seem to see life themes in everything my kids do these days. Taking them kayaking was an interesting peek into their different approaches to life.
Given the recent attention to mothers confessing secretly about hating motherhood, I thought it was time to ‘fess up to my own secret of parenting.
As an infrequent work traveler, even though my kids are teens, I worry when I need to be away. Oddly enough, I left home for a few days for a work conference and everyone lived.
I hope that someday my children find life partners who make them happy. I hope that I’m setting a good example for them to figure that out, too.
Loving means opening yourself to heartbreak. How can I help my kids learn how to balance risk and reward when it comes to love? Our dogs help.