Here's How to Help Your Kids Be Kind and Inclusive People
It's not easy to be the kid who stands up against the social injustices of the middle school cafeteria. You can help by staying involved and asking questions.
Despite What You May See or Hear, Racism is Still Not Okay
I often think about how lucky I am to be able to raise my daughter in the small Connecticut town where her father and I grew up. It’s the town where both her grandmothers still live, and has many w...
How To Help Your Kids Fall Back This Weekend
Most of us are forced to follow the Daylight Saving Time scheme, even though it's "wasteful and unnecessary." In theory, we parents "gain" an extra hour to sleep in this weekend as Daylight Saving ...
Celebrating My Family's Chinese-American New Year
Chinese New Year is a time of great celebration. It’s also a time when American Chinese families face the challenge of holding onto traditions as time passes from one generation to the next.
Why Sugar Coating the History of Slavery Is a Bad Idea If We Want to Empower Our Kids
If our kids don’t know what happened in the past, how will they ever work towards a better future and ensure that we never go back to those dark times?
The Importance of Children's Books That Reflect Diversity
If my child's books contain only white people, what lesson does that teach about what the world looks like?
The Bipartisan Growth of Homeschooling
Homeschooling in the United States continues to grow exponentially, but it's not just religious conservatives leading the expansion.
9 Women of Color Who Made History
Reflecting on women of color who paved the way for young women like me is vital to appreciating where we once were as a nation, where we are now, and where we are heading.
My New Year's Resolution: Asking My Kids to Forgive Me
It’s the New Year, and I have been doing a lot of thinking. I want to say, with all of my heart and all of my soul, that I am sorry. I want apologize for anything (and everything) I have said or do...
My Resolution is My Feminist Manifesto
Because of all this, and so much more ... I resolve to stay the course set out by our courageous foremothers who fought pointedly, persistently for equality. I'm a woman raising a daughter in a wor...
4 Sources of Mom Guilt I'm Letting Go of This Year
This year I am resolving, with a twist. There will be no diet, exercise, less swearing and drinking, "more church" kind of resolutions. This year I'm simply letting go of the things that are just n...
The Call of the "By the Time I'm 40" List
We all have one. The list. A list of dreams and goals that we hope to have accomplished by the time we are 40.
The Best 2022 Resolution: More of Less
January 1st, 2022: My resolution is to incorporate less instead of eliminating more. I’ll be on high alert for things that delight me and invite me to be at the moment.
I Met My Best Friend in My 30's
When my son was one month into his NICU resort stay, I met the woman who would become my best friend. I met her on the worst day of my life.
Why It's Up to Me to Teach My White Kids That Black Lives Matter
The burden of racism weighs heavily on our country. I could simply tell my children, everyone is equal, but little good would come of it.
How Long Does the Pain of Bullying Last?
Bullying can have long term impact on mental health. These days parents don’t just have to watch for traditional bullying such as physical violence, taunts and social exclusion, we also have to mon...
Want to Be Happier This Year? Learn Your Tendency
Knowing our tendency can impact how we parent, how we interact with others, and how much grace we offer ourselves.
Teaching Kids How to Goal Set With New Year’s Resolutions
Surround yourself and your kids with piles of magazines and update vision boards for the fresh, new year to come. If nothing else came from this evening together, we exercised our creativity and b...
Have a Newborn? Good Luck Trying to Remember Things
The only good thing about the sleepless infant days is that eventually they're over.
Why learning how to be adaptable is more important for kids than ever
If you had asked someone this time last year to explain “social distancing,” what would they have said? As we all know, adults weren’t the only ones who had to make adjustments when the pandemic be...
Quebec City: a Babymoon With Parisian Charm Without the Cross-Atlantic Haul
Many women dream of taking a babymoon to Paris. But a transatlantic flight and a high price tag aren't always ideal. Enter Quebec City. The best reason why Quebec City is a top babymoon destination...
I Wouldn’t Wish Labor Pains on My Worst Enemy, But I Would on My Husband
I wouldn’t wish labor pains on my worst enemy. But I would wish them on my husband. Without the benefit of actual experience, it’s impossible to develop the true understanding that empathy requires.
8 Psychologist-Backed Tips for Improving Communication with Kids
When you communicate well with your child, it leads to a strong relationship, greater cooperation, and feelings of worth. When communication is a struggle, it can lead to your child switching off, ...
Why I'm Tired of the Unsolicited "Just Wait Until" Parenting Tips
I understand that for the most part, people mean well. So usually these "let me warn you" statements are intended to either commiserate slightly over the difficulties that all parents go through, o...