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 8, 2022 My tattoos might have saved my skin – and life This is a story about the importance of protecting our skin from the sun. I have admittedly not always been great at this. I…
July 9, 2022 Watch out when taking selfies at Polaris mall My kiddo loves going to the mall just as much as I did at her age. What’s not to love? Shopping, eating at the…
March 11, 2022 I’ve got 99 parenting problems: TikTok and Snapchat are one I try to live my life without any regrets. If I have one parenting regret, however, it’s that I let our fourth-grader get on…
March 6, 2022 Do you know the driver who hurt my family? Someone hurt my family yesterday and then drove off to avoid the consequences. It was a beautiful Saturday and unseasonably warm. E went out…
January 18, 2022 Tween/teen vaping is insidious and everywhere Vaping is the latest thing keeping me up at night. If you’ve got a middle school-age kiddo, chances are they’ve already been exposed to…
December 9, 2021 Talking to kids about suicide can save a life Suicide is a very heavy topic, but it’s critical that we talk about it – especially with kids. Did you know that, nationwide, suicide…
August 12, 2021 Please stop this ride. I want to get off! It’s back to school time. We should be shopping for clothes, picking out backpacks and having some last-minute summer fun to help ease the…
July 22, 2021 Taking our 11 year old to a “real” piercing shop Like many modern parents, we took our kiddo to get their ears pierced for the first time at a shopping mall kiddie boutique. Xage…
March 10, 2021 I hate being outside my family’s Covid bubble Do you and your family agree on how to keep yourselves and each other safe from Covid? As if the virus itself weren’t physical…
