There’s been a lot of yelling in our household lately (especially around bedtime), so I recently downloaded an eBook about gentle...

I’ve said it before at this time of the year and I’ll say it again … In the words of Ralphie Parker, “The Christmas noose is tightening.”...

One day this summer I picked Mikey up from camp and we hit a nearby playground where I was subjected to numerous rounds of Gaga Ball....

Well, readers, I had a real parenting fail recently. I was cutting the gross stuff off some raw chicken breast while Mikey worked out of...

Warning: This column is gross. Mikey and I were enjoying the unseasonably warm weather last week, sitting on a bench near the town park...

We now have a non-training-wheel bicycle rider! All summer Mikey showed no interest in learning to ride his bike. Then we went camping...

Apparently I have a superpower… Invisibility. You wouldn’t believe the number of times I ask Mikey a question, give him a greeting, or...

If you read my last column, you know that my 6-year-old likes to wait until we are in the car and I can’t just run away when he asks me...

A recent conversation with the 6-year-old on the drive home from summer camp had me wanting to careen the SUV into the nearby woods and...

If you’ve read my columns before, you know my child doesn’t sit still. Whether you call it an undiagnosed attention deficit something or...

Imagine the following threat leaving my lips through gritted teeth with flushed cheeks and a vein bulging out of my neck, with spectators...

I still sometimes get asked the question: “Do you and your husband think you’ll ever have more kids?” My response is usually a little...

I never had a sensory issue until I had a kid. Now, it seems I am constantly on the verge of overstimulated, “touched out,” in need of...

Well, we survived another several-hours-long road trip to western New York without killing each other, so I consider that a good kick off...

I recently received an email from Mikey’s teacher regarding an upcoming reading program, and it sparked a memory – or, more accurately, a...

We have entered a new phase of childhood that includes “Duh!,” as well as the eye roll, “Yeah!” with a head bob, and – get this – air...

I know there are plenty of families with kids Mikey’s age that still bathe together or get dressed in front of their little ones, but in...

When it comes to parenting, when you decide to just throw your hands up, it’s not always in defeat. Sometimes you’re just choosing to let...

Let’s talk about the horrors of having someone without kids drop by unexpectedly and getting an uncensored look at your house in all its...

I remember being a kid and waking up early to listen to the radio to hear if my school was on the list of delayed starts or closures, and...