Perspectives in Parenting

Before I became a mom, I read a lot of mom blogs. I loved the ones who just posted about day-to-day life. I would dive back through archives, trying to piece together some idea of what life with kids looked...

“Go sit in a corner, PUHLEASE!” No, this is not for the kids this time—this one is for mommy and daddy. From homework and school projects to summer camp and family friend trips, we all need a break. Our household...

Let me start by saying my 12-year-old is an awesome kid. Smart, funny, silly, loving (most of the time), helpful (some of the time, when reminded). An all around great kid. I adore him completely. Like any mother, I...

Divisive:(adjective) tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people I don’t have to say it. We all know. The climate in our country (world?) right now is incredibly divisive. We are warring factions all day long and it’s sad and...

Early on in our marriage, my husband and I spent a summer in Romania. We loved getting to the know the people there and learning a new culture. One of the cultural oddities we had to get used to...

Every year when summer rolls around, our house seems to get excited about the time "off" and getting to sleep a little longer. Then day two of summer is here and before we know it, the kids are climbing...

It's summertime. Kids everywhere are rejoicing while parents everywhere are going crazy, broke, or (likely) both. I remember childhood summer breaks fondly. My mom worked from our home so she was always around. My older siblings and I spent our days...

  It took my sweet boy, in spite of an advanced and early vocabulary, 18 months to finally say, "Mama!"  Those two sweet, simple syllables are transformative, making a minute in which I am being yelled at by a baby, covered in...

Allow me to introduce you to some amazing women who may not be in my immediate circle, but are all housed in my life's concentric ones. Meaning, I personally know and have spent time with every one of these...

Father's day is a chance to celebrate all things, DAD. We all know that "daddy's way" can sometimes be the good, other times bad, and often times funny. Their unconventional ways of caring for our young can be comical at times....