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Suspend your judgment for what I’m about to tell you. Despite living in New England for seven years, my husband and I have only been to the coast twice. It sounds ridiculous, I know. It’s not that we don’t...

It’s the first few days of summer, and already the tug of war over screen time is beginning. This has always been a struggle, but with the cancellation of camps and other youth activities, the screen time battle may...

The smell. The mess. The hair EVERYWHERE. Nagging the kids to keep the food and water dishes full. Having a dog was such a nuisance. In my eyes, it was more work - another mouth to feed which created...

Everyone has heard about sleep regressions. But what if I told you that sleep regressions are anything but a regression? Regressions are a “return to a former or lesser developed state” (Oxford). That cannot be further from what is...

“Homeschooling Summit: Problems, Politics, and Prospects for Reform” is an invitation-only meeting slated for June and, so far, appears to be one-sided with an agenda against homeschooling. Shortly after the summit was announced, an article in the Harvard Magazine was...

This year, I made you a grandmother. You’re welcome. Seeing you with her has been so much fun. Although your youngest child is now 32, I guess holding a baby is like riding a bike. You know just what...

I often try to think back on what some of my earliest memories were as a child. It’s hard to tease apart which memories are real and true versus what my brain has put together from glimpses of photographs...

  There’s really no delicate way to put this. When you have your first baby, you wave goodbye to your former life. Gulp. But, hear me out... I’m going to wrap up my new-mama revelation with a really pretty pink...

As moms, we're pretty hard on ourselves about cleaning and keeping things clean. Too many times I have heard (or admittedly, said myself), "Oh please don't mind the mess, the kids were *insert something here.*" It's always followed up...

  It’s 5:30 pm. You’ve had a long day, the kids are melting down, and everyone wants to know “what’s for dinner?” You’re staring at the fridge and there’s nothing to eat. And you think to yourself...cereal or take-out food?...