Our kids are watching us all the time. They even emulate us when we least expect it. This can be for better or for worse. Sometimes it’s hard to see our imperfections reflected back to us. Other times, it’s flattering when our positive qualities, like creativity or a love of reading, shine through in our...
How do you know the difference between positive-encouragement-parenting vs. weirdly-overinvested-helicoptering and actually none-of-my-business parenting? When my oldest son played his first season of soccer, he was a dynamo. At five years of age, he didn’t understand what it meant to pace yourself. It was all out effort, all the time. With time and age, he...
We are fortunate to live in an area where my boys have access to a great public school. Since my husband and I have made the choice for them to attend a public school, we knew going in that standardized testing would be part of our boys’ curriculum. My youngest won’t be tested until next...
It is essential that we give our kids space to try a wide range of things and learn through their failures. They don’t have to be awesome at everything. In fact, learning to deal with being mediocre or not so good at something, is going to serve them so much more in the long run....
It was recently brought to my attention that I take parenting a little too seriously. The person who said this to me had the kindest intentions and wanted me to be aware that I didn’t have to try so hard all the time. As a stay-at-home parent who is in the early stages of beginning...
As a Gen X woman, I have to admit, I am SLOW on the uptake with technology, texting and social media. So far, I’ve been able to hold off my boys (ages 8 & 10) from having cell phones or their own social media pages. I get that we don’t live in a cave and...
My ten-year old had a rough start to the week. His classroom recently switched to online homework and it’s a lot more tedious and time-consuming than what his regular paper packets used to be. He’s been trying to put some homework time in before school as to preserve his precious free-play time in the afternoons....
My boys will start their spring break on Friday. Often, as parents, we feel so much pressure to give our kids spectacular vacations. We are constantly barraged with images on social media of families and friends happily traipsing across America while we are stuck at home. It’s hard not to feel like we are letting...
I am generally the type of person that likes to incorporate exercise in my life. I am not sharing this to make you feel bad if exercise is not your thing, but to illuminate a recent understanding I had about exercise and life as a parent. I never go to the gym or workout as...
I have to admit, I took a hard-line approach to discipline with my boys when they were younger. I did everything I could to establish my authority which was really more about me wanting to control my kids. Believe me, I suffered some serious backlash. As they have gotten older, I’ve been able to let...
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