I’ve determined that kids don’t become spoiled by receiving big gifts like a pony or a trip to Disney. No, they get spoiled through all...

I would love to be one of those go-with-the-flow moms who can let routine and schedules and bedtime go out the widow on a whim just to...

I recently had to bring Mikey with me to run some errands for work. He’s 5, so I figured it’s time he learned to pull his weight, anyway....

I was having one of those days where I couldn’t stand my own kid. Now, I know there is a whole group of readers who are going to gasp at...

We recently took Mikey on his first trip to New York City! His friends must have been talking about NYC, or maybe they even talked about...

When Mikey was younger, say, maybe 3-ish, he and his classmates seemed to have no concept of boy versus girl. They all played together...

“Momma, can we bake something.” “Mmm, let me just wake up a little first, bud. Then we can bake something.” It’s 6:13 a.m. Saturday and...

One of the many things nobody warned me about parenting is how much time I would spend standing around doing nothing while watching my...

Over the past few months Mikey has gotten much more engaged in independent play, which has my husband and I feeling two ways: guilty...

So, here’s something to add to my Mother of the Year application: I unintentionally handed out tobacco paraphernalia to about 44 5-year...

Recently, a 15-minute pediatric dentist visit took about 4 years off my life. The dentist… The. Dentist… where teeth go to shine but...

I was sitting in a coffee shop recently when a man came in with what I assume was his son. He was a bigger guy – tall and broad. The boy...

In all our combined 78 years on this earth, my husband and I have never been as continually physically ill as we have been this past four...

We recently attended a baptism for my nephew. The drama began before we even left the house, attempting to get Mikey to wear something...

Christmas was wonderful. It was full of family and food and presents, and a spoiled 4 ½-year-old… as it should be. A truly magical time....

A few weeks ago my husband, Mike, took the 4 ½-year-old with him to run some errands in the Danbury area and they stopped at McDonald’s...

The days following Daylight Savings are the longest in all of eternity. Better parents ease their children into it. They start four...

Mikey was Michelangelo for Halloween. The ninja turtle, not the artist. The fun started a few weeks ago when we were finally brave enough...

I’m almost home after picking Mikey up from pre-kindergarten when a call rings over the Bluetooth in the car. “Oh, it’s Dada,” I tell the...

I wasn’t sure if I wanted to share this little story with all you readers, but then I decided that if the point of this column is to be...