September 16, 2020 I saved my baby from choking once Long ago, when E and I were in the early stages of our pregnancy, we took Child and Baby CPR at a nearby hospital….
September 2, 2020 I’m not crying, you’re crying Our sweet 5th grader launched this morning like a shooting star, rocketing out of this house and onto the school bus. She was ready….
June 26, 2020 How we got our little girl back In some ways, the Coronavirus pandemic has caused intense worry and stress for kids, aging them before their time. But in other ways, it…
June 22, 2020 Behind the scenes bloopers at blogger events When Z was small and I would attend blogger events with her, once in a while embarrassing things happened. Let’s call this blog post…
May 20, 2020 If it hurts, then you’re doing it right I had a post-it note on my computer screen for the longest time that said “run into your pain, find your power.” I can’t…
May 18, 2020 Is your child highly sensitive? I’m sure every parent feels their child is special and unique, with a set of characteristics – mostly positive, a few not so great…
May 16, 2020 Kids are better off without a phone I loved reading this article in The New York Times about an 11-year old “lost” in Manhattan without a phone. This tween did just…
April 13, 2020 Kittens cure everything I must have sounded pretty down in one of my recent blog posts, because I had several people call or message me to check…
April 1, 2020 Everyone’s talking about CBD If you follow an interesting mix of people on social media, you’ve probably seen mentions of CBD pop up in your timeline. At first,…
March 31, 2020 In praise of forced family outings Sometimes I have to force encourage my family to go on weekend nature walks with me. There, I said it. I’m not proud of…
