In the moments that follow the thumps and crashes of childhood, mothers stop to listen for the hurt, our ears stretching to catch the sounds like small satellite…
The therapist at my daughter’s school told me over and over again not to call too much attention to the behavior, and for sure NEVER to call it…
I was wasting time on the internet the other day when I ran across an article in The New York Times called “Thirteen Questions To Ask Before Getting…
Who needs a pediatrician when you have Google and mommy blogs? There’s plenty of information out there on when a kid will start talking or rolling over, but…
I picked her up from the airport at midnight and offered to take her home for a good night’s sleep. Instead, she quietly asked to go straight to…
Gone are the days when a birthday party invitation meant dropping your kid off curbside at Chuck E. Cheese. These days, children’s birthday parties are a family affair,…
If I have my calculations right, I am about 15 pounds away from finally being happy in my life. Now is that interval when I have to listen…
This morning I was waiting at an imaging center so a photo could be taken of a lump my doctor assured me is nothing to be worried about.…
At school pickup time today, my son Jack bounded toward me, excitedly waving a document that parents dread more than teen pregnancy and head lice. Its brightly colored…
When my son Colin was four, we took an airplane trip to visit some friends. During take off, he stared intently out the window. Watching the plane accelerate…