I have lots of opinions. Really.
Can Kids Still Be Entertained? With an abundance of options, can kids ever really be entertained by anything? How do you entertain the kid who has seen and done everything? …
Girls and Expectations – Both Have Changed Back when I was a kid, it wasn’t cool to be uncool. Back then, the tech revolution wasn’t in it’s infancy; it hadn’t …
“What the heck is the ‘Dewey Decimal System’ anyway?” she said. My daughter has been reading a book at school that she’s really enjoying. Of course as a parent, …
Kids shouldn’t always win. Here’s why.I’m against kids “winning” at all costs.This refers to the growing trend of letting all kids win and telling them that “everyone’s a winner.”Everyone is not a winner. That’s …
Top 10 Tips For Surviving a Road Trip With Kids “Are we there yet?” Those four little words are ones that every parent dreads as the family makes it …
Remember Her On Mother’s Day. She Has a Story. You pass her on the street and give her nary a glance. That frail old woman, doddering and slow, walking along …
The lies kids tell their parents are pretty hilarious sometimes… If you’re a parent, you know that your little darlings may not always be telling you the absolute truth. Yes, …
“What did you mean by that, anyway, Mom?!” We’ve all heard them. Those annoying phrases that our parents said to us growing up and now that we’re parents ourselves, we’ve …
How to Survive Kids’ Birthday Parties Birthday parties for kids are often one of the most stressful things that a parent can endure. Between the planning, the expectations and the …
“Is your refrigerator running?” joke was how kids had fun before the digital age. Prank phone calls were all the rage before digital technology changed everything “Is your refrigerator running?”“Yes.” “Well, …
Plastic Furniture Covers and Memories of Youth Whatever happened to plastic furniture covers? There are a few things that exist as faded memories of childhood. Plastic furniture covers are …
My Kids, Your Discipline? “It takes a village to raise a child,” a wise woman once said. A noble philosophy one can concede, but is it realistic? Sure, in some …
You Can’t ‘Babysit’ Your Own Kids. You can’t babysit your own kids. That’s fairly obvious. At least in the case of women, or so it seems. Apparently those in possession …
How Technology Has Affected Our Kids There’s no doubt that the digital age is here to stay. Not only are we enamoured with the ability to send and receive information …
I smuggle snacks into the movies. I admit it. I smuggle snacks into the movies. There. I said it. I practice a form of “cinematic subterfuge” often, and with conviction. …
“Meltdown in Aisle 5!” It’s an inevitability that every parent has to experience. A rite of passage, the “supermarket shakedown” is one that indeed shakes your maternal/paternal resolve to …
How to Dine Out With Kids – Tips For Parents Your blissfully child-free friends looked upon you with pity when you told them that you were expecting. “I guess you …
Does the thought of coordinating a playdate for your kid cause you stress? “How about we plan a playdate for the kids?” These words – stated often – have me …
by 
