Parenting Wisdom

There has been much discussion about sending the little ones off to school, but how about those mommas who are sending their babies off to college?! Let's hear it for the mommas in the back - the ones who have...

Recently, I was chatting with a friend about her next possible career moves, and she said something that put words to a struggle I’ve had since our first child was born.  “Before I got pregnant, every move in our...

  We cannot talk about the empty nest without first discussing the concept of nesting during pregnancy because I think that is where it all starts. According to scientists, ‘nesting’ refers to a suite of primarily maternal behaviors including nest-site...

Dear everyone who is freaking out, This is a letter from your friend, Dana. If you hear the words home or virtual school and need to self-medicate with a trip to Bubba’s Sweet Spot and/or Seville’s Wine Shop, keep...

When I was pregnant, I channeled my inner honor roll student and read numerous books, researched multiple websites, consulted friends and family for advice, and yet from the moment the three of us left the hospital the shock was...

It was 8pm the night before a major project is due, and my child, “all of a sudden,” needed a trifold poster board. I derided about poor planning and how I couldn’t believe she had been so irresponsible. But then,...

The ghost of preteens past takes this mom down memory lane in hopes that she can find ways to break the cycle of mother/daughter angst and find understanding through the tween years. I remember being their age like it was...

“It will get better.” I lost count of how many times my husband and I heard that exact phrase in the first few months of life with newborn twins. It sure felt like a million. Still, I never believed...

As a young mother, I developed a list of parenting rules and guidelines I planned to use with ALL of my children. My then Type-A self planned to raise perfect little angels who did not watch too much television,...

It's no secret that motherhood can suddenly shift your priorities and responsibilities and make you look at life in a whole new light. If you think you can get through motherhood alone and without a village, you're wrong. Do you...