Perspectives in Parenting

Last week, my husband and two of our three kids returned from a grocery run and my husband was positively glowing. He said the errand had gone well. So well, in fact, he had been stopped on two separate occasions...

There's nothing quite like the sight of a fitness center during the first couple weeks of January. No place to park, no empty cubbies to store keys, and every cardio machine is taken by a new gym-goer in cute, matching-from-head-to-toe,...

It seems as if a baby bump is an open invitation to friends, family, and strangers on the street to chip in their two cents' worth of advice to the new mama. It's a tale as old as time...

After college, I rarely took trips to the library. Once I had my first little one, this drastically changed and once again the library became a regular stomping ground. I discovered the library was an amazing haven for kids...

My kids, ages 5, 3 and 2, absolutely love summer. They love the days where the sun is hot and popsicles are aplenty. They enjoy lazy mornings eating waffles on the screened porch, while mom sips her hot coffee....

My son Jax is 4 and attends an Autism Special Needs Pre-K program at a local elementary school in Gwinnett County. He started when he was three. It’s been a great experience. Jaxon went from completely nonverbal to speaking,...

“They’re only little once”, “They grow up so fast”, “Cherish these moments”. These are all quotes people tend to say when referring to parenthood, but are these sincere quotes? Is this something people just randomly say out of habit?...

Text & Email & APPS, OH MY! Had Dorothy been a parent and had known the digital information overload and requirements of modern day parents these days, would she have walked the yellow brick road knowing the demands? Technology....

I have always loved kids and even turned it into a nanny job for 6 years. I dreamed of the day I would have my own child to love and care for. On December 30, 2019 that day came....

I graduated college in 2007. THIRTEEN freaking years ago. (I'm not sure how this is all scientifically possible as I couldn't possibly be older than 25...ish). College certainly feels like a lifetime ago, and yet simultaneously feels like no...