Have you read it? Erica Jong's controversial article in The…

Today I will be enrolling my daughter in a two day a week preschool program. Never in a million years did I think I would even be considering such a thing at this point. She's not yet two years old. But she is so ready. She's been ready for a while; I have just needed some time to wrap my head around it.…

It has often been said we can learn a lot from a child. Especially when it comes to taking pleasure in the simple things. Like a sheet thrown over a table. This week, my daughter discovered the joy of the homemade fort. It seems her obsession with getting on top of the kitchen table has been replaced with an overwhelming desire to hide under it. Which…

I was intrigued recently - and a little relieved - when psychologist and child expert Dr. Michelle Borba, whom I follow on Twitter, shared some interesting new information about raising only children. Having become a mom at…

A great deal of the time these days, life seems chaotic. I get caught up in my many responsibilities. Care for toddler (and that entails about 101 separate duties). Cook. Clean. Do laundry. Buy food. Buy clothes. Feed the animals. Feed the humans. And so on, and so on...…

One of my favorite bloggers is…

The other night, after our daughter had gone to bed, my husband stood in the kitchen, let out a huge sigh and exclaimed, "I am exhausted!" Assuming he had been up until the wee hours of the morning (which does often happen) I asked, "What time did you come to bed last night?"…

So, DD has started to bring my husband or me a fresh diaper and the package of wipes when she needs to be changed. She even signs, "Please." It's cute and very convenient. It also makes us wonder if she is ready to start potty training.…

Remember the good 'ole days? When your mom would yell at you to go play outside? Me, too. I wish I could do the same with my daughter. She's too young, of course, to go outside unsupervised. So I just wish WE could go outside. But with temperatures in the upper 90s and heat indices in…

I really hate when my child is sick. Sure, there are the selfish reasons; I don't get any sleep and I have to deal with a crabby child. But there are far bigger reasons I find it so difficult:…

This is a very special day for me. I love this day. First of all, my daughter is 18 months old. Some days that feels like a long time, other days it seems like the blink of an eye. But in the scheme of things, it is a short period of time. Rather miraculous then that in that span she…