These Feet: A Letter to My Growing Child
My dear, sweet, stunning little girl, As we lay here, snuggled up tight in our bedtime routine, I watch you slowly drift off to sleep. I watch as your muscles – the ones that let you be the strong...
8 Books For Children That Every Adult Should Read
Great children’s literature captures the wisdom of human truth in a manner so simple, even grown-ups can understand.
Mom, Stop Trashing My Appearance – It’s Bad for the Grandkids
I don't want to make criticism and cutting comments about appearance a family tradition.
Debate Club: ADHD - To Medicate or Caffeinate?
Prescribed ADHD Medications Help Children by Cheryl Maguire At first I was skeptical. Could prescribed medication really help children diagnosed with ADHD? I became convinced after several years ...
What Happens When Our Kids Turn Out Not to Be Star Athletes?
It's important to remember the ultimate purpose of playing sports- the social and mental development.
Sometimes Motherhood is Keeping on When You Want to Run
The early days of motherhood aren't guaranteed to be awash in bliss and contentedness. But it doesn't mean you're doing it wrong.
My Husband Gets Too Much Credit for Being a Good Dad
For the benefit of all of our families, it’s time we come to see involved and engaged dads as an expectation, not an exception.
4 Things I've Recently Done That Reminded Me How Hard It Is to Be a Toddler
Once you're a (mostly) rational adult, it's easy to look at the rantings of a toddler and write them off as ridiculous. But the struggle is real.
The Dark, Unsettling Irony of Lullabies
The origins of most lullabies are more likely to cause nightmares than sweetly usher little ones off to dreamland.
4 Things You Can Do to Support Your Sensory Sensitive Child
SPD is "a condition that exists when sensory signals don't get organized into appropriate responses.” These everyday activities can help kids manage.
How to Raise a World-Changing Leader
It's not easy raising a rebel. But when those same traits carry into adulthood, you get people who can make a big difference in the world.
Global Competition Less Security for The Consumer- Be Aware
Chinese factories are churning out hackable hardware, and no one is doing a thing to stop them. In the aftermath of the attack, one company in particular has been implicated: Hangzhou Xiongmai Tec...
How Hypnobirthing Can Prepare You for Labor, and Life
Hypnobirthing is helping me prepare for the birth of my first child. With any luck, the techniques that have guided my pregnancy will guide labor as well.
How To Improve Your Child’s Mood With Colors
By considering the lessons of artists, interior decorators, and advertisers how can we as parents use the science of color to guide our children’s mood?
Not Every Moment Needs to Be Remembered With a Photo
Just because we have a camera in our pocket all the time, it doesn't mean taking photos should take precedence over living in the moment.
7 Things I Learned About Raising Kids From Watching the "Gilmore Girls"
It’s just a show but I'm not above taking parenting tips wherever and whenever I can get them. And I picked up a lot from Lorelai Gilmore.
The Third Child Conundrum: Inviting More Mess, Chaos, and Love
Two kids. Two Parents. Two Arms. Seems best. But sometimes it's hard not to wonder what adding one more to the family would be like.
As You Don't Like It: A Bedtime Play in at Least 6 Acts
Look, Im not a strong person. I once googled, Can a parent be traumatized by their baby? and Google just glared at me. Anyway, my son still isnt asleep.
Are Black Cats Really Bad Luck?
Today I found out the origin of superstitions surrounding black cats including why a black cat crossing your path is considered bad luck. ...In fact, in early Egyptian times, dating back as far as...
Writer of Viral Minecraft Sex Mod Article Tells the Rest of Her Story
Amy Betters-Midtvedt recently wrote about an experience her kid had while playing MInecraft. The internet fired back with misconceptions she's ready to address.
After November 6th Women Are Essentially Working For Free
Even though we're more than 50 years beyond the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, women still face an uneven playing field.
Military School (Sort of) Worked For My Troubled Teen
At age seven, my son was diagnosed with ADHD. Like so many ADHD kids, he was very intelligent, he just wasn’t able to thrive in a “read these three chapters and write a report” kind of classroom. S...
Where Is That Piece of My Heart: On Being a Dad
It's hard to imagine what it's going to feel like to be a father. No one can predict how it's going to feel when a piece of your heart breaks free.
4 Things My Baby Finds Way More Interesting Than Any Toy
The other day, my baby and I were sharing one of those moments that just melts a mama's heart. We were laying in bed side by side, staring into each other's eyes and chit-chatting away, just relish...