Parenting

There’s a saying that being a mother essentially means spending the rest of your life with your heart walking around outside of your chest while also really sucking sometimes. I don’t know where I heard…

It began when our oldest daughter was in third grade. She got into the car after school one day, and she immediately began crying. Before she said a word, I could already feel the anger…

“How do you do it?” is the question I am asked all the time. I mean, all the time. How do I manage to do what I do, raise four kids, keep a clean house,…

Growing up in the 1980s meant experiencing a different kind of childhood, one shaped by small gestures that parents wove into daily life without grand announcements or social media posts. These were simple acts., a…

Looking back at the 1980s, it’s easy to remember the bigger moments, birthday parties, family vacations, holiday gatherings. But the real magic of childhood often lived in the quiet, everyday actions our mothers performed without…

Is there a right method of parenting? No, there is not. Are there many methods of parenting? Too many, honestly. The number of parenting styles, methods, and ways are often overwhelming. Seriously, there’s so much…

Raising adolescents is a full-time job, and that’s before you incorporate parenting styles and other little things like meals and care. Seriously, as the mom of four, I can tell you with undo certainty that…

Parenting experts do not exist. I’ve said it before, and I’m happy to say it again. There is no such thing as a parenting expert because all kids are different. What’s amazing parenting for one…

Divorce is an ugly word, but it’s not always a bad thing. When two people cannot live together in a manner conducive to raising happy, healthy kids and being loving, civil partners, divorce is the…