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…
March 12, 2020 Access Bars helps stressed-out kids and teens There are people who think kids and teens have it pretty easy these days. They say things like “it was much harder when I…
March 5, 2020 Breaking the stigma about kids’ mental health Last week, I was privileged to be part of an exclusive influencer summit for the grand opening of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Big Lots…
March 1, 2020 The great snake escape While basking in the radiant glow of an early morning snow day call from her school, Z rushed from the bathroom to her room…
February 28, 2020 Capturing video interviews with kids There are so many fun ways to capture and cherish the precious memories of our kids’ childhoods. I love them all, from the traditional…
February 22, 2020 My parenting mantra: kind, loving and firm Parenting is like a video game because as you keep leveling up, it keeps getting harder. As a parent to a newborn, at times…
February 16, 2020 Please support our Olentangy schools! As soon as we learned we were expecting our little Zoebelle, we began researching school districts. We decided on Olentangy Local School District because…
January 30, 2020 Good report card? Head to Scene 75! When you have a smart kid who isn’t always super motivated to do their best work, sometimes you come up with creative rewards to…