Is Tween the New Toddler?
The preteen years can come with a roller coaster of emotions. I’m learning how to handle my unpredictable child and find the sweet moments too.
The preteen years can come with a roller coaster of emotions. I’m learning how to handle my unpredictable child and find the sweet moments too.
Will I be sad during my oldest’s high school senior year? No way — the gift her struggles gave us turns out to be an abundant appreciation of forward movement.
A family childcare situation is putting a lot of stress on the kids and the parent in charge. The stressed-out mom needs some advice on how to handle this sticky situation.
Parents need help with their child who starts crying too easily and it’s impacting peer relationships and the family’s quality of life. We have recommendations on what to do next.
Graduation is almost here, and so are all of the feelings that accompany it. Time to make a to-do list and focus on that, I guess.
A mom asks for advice about her husband who doesn’t help with their son and has difficulty when her toddler acts, well, like a toddler. She’s concerned about now and the future.
A mom recovering from panic disorder is finding herself lethargic and is looking for advice on mitigating the side effect of medication.
A well potty-trained young child has an overactive bladder during the day which the doctor says is anxiety related. However, the problem is getting worse and the parents more concerned.
An expat is very upset that her side of the family wasn’t able to join her for her wedding ceremony now that she lives as an expat overseas. She’s contemplating yet another wedding when back in the States; what is the etiquette for that?
Today’s query asks if being far away means a concerned aunt can’t help her nephew, and my answer is that she can help more than she thinks.
How to talk to young kids about death and grief in an age-appropriate manner. We provide a sample script as well as an excellent book recommendation that can grow with your family.
This is the time of year when we all start to thinks about being thankful. It is the time when we reflect on the past year and consider where we want to go in our lives in the upcoming one. How have you helped your children be thankful for all they are blessed with?
Life with kids can feel like a hamster wheel. Spending some time with friends (no spouse and no kids allowed) can be an amazing way to recharge.
This is the time of year when I’m pretty sure my head might explode. With gifts to wrap, cards to send, food to buy, elves to move and a million other things on my to-do list, I really just want to lie down and take a long winter’s nap.
On being happy, and why that shouldn’t be the goal for yourself, your partner, or your kids.
It greatly saddens me that it was just four months ago that I wrote Thinking of Newtown. Here we are again mourning as a nation. Thinking about how to explain and talk about this tragedy with our children.
If you want to keep your vacation buzz going long after you’ve gotten home, try these 5 simple tips that might just help you keep your stress at bay.
Single mom, Kristen Chase, pulls a Berger.
Sometimes your family isn’t blood related, but rather, dear friends and people in your life who act exactly as you wish your family would.
Single parent or not, we all need to allow ourselves a break and a chance to reboot and reset for the sake of our kids. Hold the guilt.