I love my little Sour Patch Kid, but in our pre-Kindergarten summer she has developed a massive attitude problem (I’m about 92.5% sure it isn’t demonic possession). But,…
It is Monday and I had a super busy weekend I should say. I have a child who is full of energy all day, who also thinks that…
Someone once advised me that there was “no blueprint for parenting” and that I would make plenty of wrong turns. I should be okay with that, he said,…
White women of America, Spare me a few moments of your time. Close your Pinterest window, tug on your favorite pair of leggings, and cozy up with a…
I thought I could do it. I thought I was strong enough and far enough from my own experiences of sexual assault and harassment to wade into the…
As a new mother, I gave up Stephen King and New Yorker cartoons and filled the minutes before bed with “how to raise a perfect child” literature. By…
“This is the most boring day of my life,” I thought. As I was only nine years old, that may have been true. That day, my family was…
I am always amazed by those parents that claim to be ‘friends’ with their children. Not only because I feel it is inappropriate to be friends with your…
Ask any of my friends: I can cook like a cross between Julia Child and McGyver, amped-up like the Tasmanian Devil and pelted with matzo balls. I am…
Twice now, I’ve tried to write an article for an online life skills blog for parents. The piece was about nurturing intrinsic motivation in our kids, rather than…