Parenting Wisdom

I'm 32. I realize that I'm not that old, but ever since I moved back to my hometown I have been feeling nostalgic. Nostalgia is a funny thing; it seems to takes all the memories, filters them to keep only...

Daycare pick-up is supposed to be a joyful time. You open the classroom door, your child looks up from playing with excitement in his eyes and begins his adorable toddler-trot towards you, complete with outstretched arms. You let yourself...

"He doesn't qualify for an IEP anymore." I couldn't believe I was hearing those words. After eight years of being on a 504 Plan and an Individualized Education Program (IEP), my 7th grader who has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)...

Try to think back to after you had your first baby; maybe it feels like yesterday, maybe it actually was yesterday. What was the one thing everyone told you to do? Aside from "sleep when the baby sleeps" (which...

Two of my kids responded to time-outs and consequences and generally listened to what they were asked to do. Then I had a "tricky fellow." Nothing worked with him. He was exhausting, constantly yelled "no,"  screamed, threw stuff, and generally made...

A stress-free morning routine sounds like a dream, right? No more screaming... Hurry up! Or, at least that's the hope. When my first child was 2 months old I vividly remember preparing to go back to work and the stressful feeling that consumed...

I don’t like people. Well, I like people… I just don’t like when things get too "peoply." You see, I’m an introvert. I enjoy people. Both of my businesses are all about helping people. But I need to be alone to...