My Secret World As An Autism Mom
April is Autism Awareness Month. Prior to my son’s diagnosis, I never knew this month even existed. That’s how it typically goes I guess. People don’t pay attention until it’s...
How My Child With Down Syndrome Will Change the World
by Erin Statz
Today is World Down syndrome Day! You or your child may be unknowingly participating in some events today and might be wondering what is going or what holiday it is....
Can You Teach a Child Self-Worth?
As our children develop their sense of self, they aren’t predisposed to question their worth. In my opinion (I’m not a doctor), our children feel “worthy” until shown or...
Tackling the Preschool Conundrum
I don’t like making decisions. I’m one of those people who hem and haws over big decisions, driving others slightly crazy with my incessant debate. Simply put: I’m scared of...
The 7 Stages of Driving to the Cabin
I had packed in record time while my two three-year-old boys—Cooper & Quincy—and my four-year-old daughter—Miloh—buzzed around me with excitement. Long ago, I had a master list and prepped for...
Why Moms Need the Enneagram
In ninth grade, I gave a speech about the Myers-Briggs personality typing system. I enjoyed giving the speech so much that I, a relatively shy 14-year old, won speaker of...
Tweens are People, Too!
Living with a Tween is hard–almost as hard as being a Tween. (While the definition of the term varies, for this post I consider Tweens to be 10-14 years of...
A Stepmom is Not Made, She is Built
by Val Newbold
I am a Mom. I am also a Stepmom. Both parenting roles are real. When my husband and I take my stepdaughter to public places, for an example a...
The End of Dinnertime Drama: Mommy’s Special Plate
Visiting my elementary aged kids at school for lunch is like being on safari watching a bunch of wild animals in their natural habitat. I could narrate my observations...
Catch Them Being Good and Tell Them Why!
“Catch them being good.” Most parenting advice includes these words of wisdom. The idea is that we should praise children for good behavior, both as positive reinforcement and to promote...
A Kind Heart
According to Elizabeth Stone, parenting is “to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” Like most moms, I’m probably a bit overprotective. I want my...
Forced to Figure It Out
by Amy Workman
My husband’s vacation time was up and he returned to work when our daughter was three weeks old. I could see no feasible way to do anything besides take care...
Bribery Desserts and Forced Family Fun
Kids grow up. That’s what they do. If you feed them – which it’s illegal not to – and time passes, they will grow up. The older they get, the...
I Am Sorry
by Joy Ballard
It was the end of a long day. My husband and I were having our usual debrief of the day’s happenings when all of a sudden, seemingly out of nowhere,...
