Mind your manners kids
Every parent dreams of their children growing up having polite manners, and knowing when to say "please, thank you, you're welcome" as well as...
The Dangers of Mom Comparison
We can often very easily slip into comparing ourselves with others and let the disappointment of what we don't have influence our emotions, our...
The organized mom
Motherhood is not for the faint hearted, and it can really knock the wind out of your sails on most days. And yes, being...
Get off your phone
There have been many times that I have found myself driving behind someone who was driving badly. I would pull up next to them,...
Parents vs Teachers
I was sitting in a meeting with a group of teachers that were discussing issues that they feel they are facing within the classroom,...
The working mom: Can you do it all?
I was recently chatting with someone about this very topic. Many people are getting married and their careers are in full swing, but they also want...
When you don’t get what you want
Most of us are familiar with the foot-stomping, hands-raving, vocal-chords-yelling, and occasional throwing-to-the-floor kind of outburst that accompany a tantrum from a two-year-old child...
Is There Hope?
Cause for fear
It’s been a scary couple of weeks. Terrorist attacks in Paris; Mass shootings in Mali; Bombs destroying lives in Beirut and an...
It’s what you do, dad
You have probably heard the saying: “You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink.”
Well, I have come to learn a...
Who says I have to cook?
Have you ever heard it said, "Women belong in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant?" What a bizarre saying! Let's be honest though, for many...