Like many other families with a high school senior, ours is in the midst of the college application process. This means my hubby and I are nagging our senior to do all the things applying for college entails. Right...
When parents think of their teen’s phone use, they often imagine hitching a ride with Uber, ordering a pizza on Grubhub, or making videos on social media. But smartphones, social media, and convenience apps have made access to illegal...
“Escribe para que quien lea pueda entender” - le dije el otro día a mi hijo en primer grado. A sus 6 años y aunque puede deletrear correctamente muchas de las palabras que están a su nivel, aún enfrenta...
I was at lunch with a fellow attorney (and mommy) a couple of weeks before returning to work from a four-month maternity leave when she leaned in, winked, and said conspiratorially, “I'll bet you’re excited to be done with...
I remember the first diaper I ever changed on my daughter. It was the longest two minutes ever and I thought I might have damaged her for life. Not because anything bad happened, but because I started thinking about...
If you haven’t yet watched Bluey, the heartwarming Australian show for preschoolers (and their parents), then it’s likely you’ve been living under some kind of stone. Premiered in October 2018 and now into its third season, the show follows...
I remember lying in the ultrasound room at my OB/GYN's office when I found out I was having a daughter and feeling the rush of excitement that comes from knowing you’re about to get the opportunity to raise a...
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As soon as he was born, my son seemed to absolutely love sticking out his tongue. He did it while he was sleeping, when he was awake and hungry, during tummy time... anytime he felt like it, and it...
There are times when the forces of the universe of parenting swirl around and come together with a strength, converging at just the right time and trajectory to shoot forward in one swoop, smack you in the face, and...
Children today are suffering mentally more than any generation before them, with one in five experiencing anxiety or depression at some level.
Their ability to cope with conflict, overcome struggles, and face trauma and adversity has been crippled by...
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It’s 2020. We’re in the middle of a global pandemic, social distancing has become something we accept, because at least it’s some sort of human interaction and if you’re friends are anything like mine, EVERYONE is pregnant. Between now...
It seems like yesterday that I was dealing with it: still in a postpartum haze, picking up my briefcase, and heading back to the office a mere 12 weeks after my first daughter was born. I had a snazzy...
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MTFBWY – Decoding Star Wars
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away…
Well not that long ago, and not really that far away, a youngling watched Star...
