Tag: parenting
Finding Time to Talk with Your Kids
It's approaching 9pm on a Thursday evening. My eight-year-old son? Asleep. My eleven-year-old daughter just finished brushing her teeth and stops to tell me...
How I Learned the Power of the Word “No”
Last week, I was once again sitting in traffic on my way to drop my daughter off at preschool. My blood was boiling with...
Things I Said I Would Never Do — And Now I’m...
I think, as parents, we all have a few of these. Things that, in our naive pre-children days, we swore up and down that...
Is Overscheduling for Real? 5 Ways to Keep Your Kids Balanced
I’m standing in the kitchen at a three-year old’s birthday party talking with the other moms about our kids' interest in music when a...
Parenting Preteen Girls — from A to Z!
A smart and beautiful eleven-year-old girl calls me mom. While relatively new to the Land of the Preteen, I have been taking copious mental...
5 Things A New Momma Can Take Off of Her Plate
Congratulations! You have a baby! And it’s crying! It's more exhausting than you ever imagined it could be! And your cousin, Anna? She totally...
Easy Travel Snacks
Our family doesn't get to travel much — a tiny downside of owning our own business. Don't get me wrong. It is totally worth...
Listen to this! My Favorite Podcasts on Motherhood
Lately, I've just been addicted to podcasts. Don't get me wrong—I enjoy listening to music, and audiobooks save my sanity on my Nashville commute of doom....
Toy Guns: Don’t Shoot the Messenger
As a child, there were toy guns in my house. I never thought twice about them. I played with plenty of water guns in...
Formula Feeding With No Regrets
When I was pregnant with my daughter, I got asked constantly if I was going to breastfeed. My answer? I planned to try. To...