My sister is only two years older than me, but her kids are much older than ours.
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What’s behind “I don’t like that food”?
What I have learned, at least with my children, is that “I don’t like that!” rarely means they don’t actually like the food.
Read More »Teenagers still need to play
Through play, children make sense of the world around them, and through new experiences, they connect something they don’t understand to something they already know.
Read More »The early days of empty nesting
Spring cleaning has a completely different meaning this year.
Read More »Facebook memories trigger more than nostalgia
I admit, I look at my Facebook memories almost every day.
Read More »Girls thrive at girls-only camps
In our experience, a girls-only environment allows scouts to reach higher and discover more about themselves without gender-based peer pressure.
Read More »Life lessons from a 4-year-old
I pulled into my sister’s driveway and outside of the car I crouched down and combed Riley’s hair with my hand and I watched his face, his eyes. Neither of us said anything, we didn’t need to.
Read More »‘Don’t handicap your children by making their lives easy’
I recently received a communication from a family member insinuating that I make my child’s life too easy.
Read More »Kids carry baggage when they shuttle between parent households
The Boy’s father and I have not always had a great co-parenting relationship. We would exchange our son without exchanging more than five words.
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