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…
May 8, 2020 Boosting our mental health with gratitude There’s never been a better time to actively practice gratitude. For one, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and an attitude of gratitude can…
April 22, 2020 Home schooling parents deserve a medal The governor of Ohio, along with most other states, announced this week that school buildings will remain shuttered for the rest of this school…
April 15, 2020 At dawn, we ride One of the very best things to come out of this whole Coronavirus quarantine mess is riding every morning with the bike club I…
April 10, 2020 Next-level crafts for the quarantined Z and I have always been nuts about arts and crafts, but right now during the Coronavirus lockdown, it’s literally a necessity. We’re quaran-crafting….
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…
March 23, 2020 Get your family talking Family conversation is an art form that is not practiced as often as it was in times gone by. Too often these days, small…
March 17, 2020 Fun things to do during Corona quarantine Since Coronavirus has much of the entire nation – if not world – in a state of lock-down at home, and parents are somehow…
