Young Child
Neighborhood Kids, Neighborhood Boundaries
A young neighborhood kid doesn’t seem to understand and respect boundaries and his parents don’t seem to care. How should I handle this sticky situation?
Big Kid
Friendship Rules for the Big Kids
Much as all the Commandments follow from the first one, I feel like all friendship rules flow from “be nice,” but it gets more complicated as the kids grow up.
Big Kid
On Being “The House” At Thanksgiving (And Beyond)
This Thanksgiving and beyond, I am grateful that we are “The House” for my teens and their friends. What does that look like?
Big Kid
Special Needs, Yes Indeed: Find Your Family’s Tribe
When you’re parenting kids with special needs, finding another family who gets it is invaluable, for both kids and parents.
Big Kid
When Your Teen’s Friend Has Mental Health Issues
No one wants their kid to be unkind to others, but when it comes to issues of mental illness, are you teaching your kid kindness or fear?
Big Kid
The Best of the Internet: When Your BFF’s Kids Embrace Your Own
What happens when you internet BFF’s kids meet your own? It’s really a best of the web type story. Seeing our teens become fast friends proved to be an unexpected gift to a dear far-away friend and me.
Big Kid
When A Cell Phone Is Something More
My neurotypical teenager has had a cellphone for years; deciding to get a cellphone for my autistic teenager was a very different proposition.
Young Child
5 Tips to Host a Fun Play Group
Five tips I’ve learned to make play group something we look forward to hosting every week.
Big Kid
Seeking Family Friends to Build a Support Network
I’m trying to develop friendships with other families now so our kids will have a network for support later.
Big Kid
Your Teen Has a Friend You Don’t Like, 11 Things You Can Do About It
It’s bound to happen. Your kid is going to make a friend that you don’t like. What do you do? How do you know whether to step in or stand back?
Big Kid
How to Host Your Child’s First Sleepover
It happens to all parents– sooner or later, we have to host a sleepover. Here’s some advice from someone who has been there, done that.
Big Kid
Five Mistakes Every Kid Should be Allowed to Make
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.Â