Turn the Page
How many times have you read the same children’s book again and again and again? How often do you stop and actually listen to the words, the message, and the...
The Did-Do List
“I feel like I am failing at everything!” Ever yelled that one into the big open sky? Yep – me, too. Only about 10,000 times. It’s so easy to see...
Changing Daycares: How to Make It Suck Less
by Liz Murray
For every working mom with a new baby or preschooler, one parenting decision looms large: Daycare. Where can you safely entrust your child during the 40-plus hour work week? Where...
Letting Go, and Losing Audrina
by Trista Rakow
August 30 is National Grief Awareness Day. Twin Cities Familys Blog contributing writer, Trista Rakow, is bravely sharing her story with us today about loss and how it’s impacted her...
Top Health Myths Busted
Our kids are headed back to school where they’ll be thrown into a sea of germs. It’s the perfect time to bust some of those health myths I commonly hear...
I Love Dogs, but I’m Glad I Don’t Own One
by Amber Soler
Let me start by saying that I love dogs. I love pets and animals really, in general. I used to have dogs and I loved them. For Pete’s sake, our...
Ninety Days to Spark a Change
“Putting first things first means organizing and executing around your most important priorities. It is living and being driven by the principles you value most, not by the agendas and...
The Beautiful, Hot Mess
by Rachel Power
“She is delightfully chaotic; a beautiful mess. Loving her is a splendid adventure” – Steve Maraboli We’ve all seen her. Actually, honestly, we have probably all been her. You know,...
The Essential “Supply List” for the Mom Going “Back to School”
She packs up the piles of school supplies dividing them into each backpack. The wide ruled paper empty and waiting for ideas. The crayons smelling like childhood. The pencils sharpened...
World Humanitarian Day – Ways to Leave Your Mark (with kids in tow)
August 19 was World Humanitarian Day. A day to honor humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives working to better this world. A day to recognize those incredible...
The Last Kindergartener
by Erin Statz
The time is coming soon when I send you off to your first day of school, The Last Kindergartener. While I know already you are excited for a new school...
The Universal Unwritten School Supply List
Dear Kids, I know you love getting new school supplies each year. It’s the highlight of late summer. After we hit Target to pick up the folders (no brads, with...
From Somewhere and Everywhere: The Third Culture Kid Experience
by Joy Ballard
As a child growing up in Mexico City in a blended Mexican American home, I didn’t know I belonged to a unique group of kids known as Third Culture Kids....
This Is How You Raise Awesome Kids (Or Not… You Decide!)
In the last seven years of my parenting journey, I’ve learned that there are a lot of tips and tricks to raise awesome kids. Allow me to share them with...