April 3, 2021 Don’t ask your tween if they think you’re cool I made a parenting mistake recently, but it’s probably not what you think. I learned a lot from this goof, and I’m now passing…
March 28, 2021 How to throw an epic, themed party I love throwing themed parties. Choosing a theme and then bringing it to life in a myriad of ways through different party elements is…
March 24, 2021 Best books for LGBTQIA+ tweens and teens The moment Z came out to us, I knew we had to ramp up the LGBTQIA+ book selection in our house. Books are life….
March 22, 2021 How do you know when kids really need a sick day? When your child asks to stay home sick from school, do you automatically let them… or try to convince them they are well enough…
March 16, 2021 Rewatching Lost with my 11 year old Do you remember TV before the age of DVRs, streaming and binge-watching? That’s when I fell in love with Lost the first time. I’m…
February 26, 2021 Heads up: kids are super stressed right now We’re going back to school full-time in a couple of weeks, and we are NOT happy about it. Hybrid schooling has worked really well…
February 12, 2021 Teaching consent to kids doesn’t have to be awkward Do you remember the great U2 iPhone scandal of 2014? I used that story to reinforce the importance of consent recently and it worked…
February 10, 2021 Nonbinary is just another word for awesome When was the first time you heard the word “nonbinary“? If you roll with fifth graders or middle schoolers OR watch TikTok videos for…
February 6, 2021 We’ll be sure to visit Zoombezi Bay this summer Winter might be an odd time to blog about an outdoor water park in Ohio, but the cold weather months are exactly when I…
January 31, 2021 Ghost Hunters: Bones in the Wall (a creepy-cool YA read) Of all the good things to come about during our global Coronavirus shutdown, reading more is one of the things atop my list. I…
