I’ve heard tons of angry mom say it. “No, Sweetheart. Of course, I’m not mad at you. Nothing could ever make me mad at you.” While it may seem like the right thing to say, it’s something that I will never tell my own daughter. If I’m angry with her, I let her know...
You’ve got a million things to do. Dishes need to be washed. Laundry needs folded. That project for work is already three days late. To top it all off, your kid is running around screaming like the Energizer Bunny. That familiar feeling takes hold; you can’t breathe,...
Our generation LOVES research – it’s literally at our fingertips. We Google just about everything and make “informed” decisions on everyday life choices from what phone to purchase to how we’re going to adjust our parenting style. One of the many problems with...
Nobody wants to talk about this. It’s a difficult situation, one that tends to be swept under the rug rather than dealt with. But, here it is: sometimes it’s difficult to be a step-parent. As a biological mother or father, you automatically love your child the moment...
My husband and I have distinctly different parenting styles. I am more focused on homework, life skills, and chores. My husband is “the fun one” who does the funny voices when reading stories, builds all of the Lego, most of the forts, and he roughhouses. I’m not a...