September 13, 2022 Parents, witchcraft is the least of your worries If you are the parent of a young person interested in alternative spiritual practices or witchy things, this post is for you. I don’t…
September 3, 2022 How to choose the right home for your family We’ve lived in our home for exactly 10 years this month. It’s been an amazing place to raise our daughter. We have never second-guessed…
August 29, 2022 How to protect kids from online predators on social media A family in our community experienced the unthinkable last fall. Braden Markus was a happy and healthy young athlete – 15 years old with…
August 22, 2022 How to spend a weekend all by yourself My family went away for a weekend and left me home alone. This sentence could sound sad or forlorn to some, but now read…
August 3, 2022 What should kids know about money? I’ve been thinking a lot lately about kids and money. Specifically, what should kids know about money and when should we teach them? And…
July 3, 2022 5 things to love about summer camps Z is having one of her most relaxed and easy-going summers on record. It makes me so happy to see her enjoying herself! Summers…
June 19, 2022 Ask your kids for advice. You may be surprised! When was the last time you asked your child to help you with a problem? Instead of always giving advice to our kiddos –…
May 28, 2022 My “practice kid” helped me decide to be a mom Many years before I became a mom, I had a “practice kid.” True story: my best friend used to loan me her daughter for…
May 14, 2022 Two little words can help kids with their mental health These are tough times for all of us – but possibly hardest of all on children and adolescents. The US Surgeon General recently issued…
May 10, 2022 52 with a 12 year old It’s been exactly ten years since I began this blog and wrote about being 42 with a two-year-old. A lot has changed in the…