It is really nice to come across something that actually works–it seems like it doesn’t happen very often, so I thought I would share it with you when it did.  The other day my son was coloring, with markers, on the couch, and we ended up with a thick dark marker line across the upholstery.  [...]

Or ice day, as the case may be.  Where I live, we get very little snow, but a ton of ice.  The effect is the same, though–5 people stuck in the same house together for 72 hours or more.  Usually we consider it a nice, roomy house, but on these days, it starts to feel a [...]

Middle school is such a strange time for kids.  A therapist friend recently told me about “latency,” which is apparently the stage of childhood between the rapid development of early childhood and the rapid development of adolescence, about ages 9 to 11…and not a lot happens here.  Kids don’t make great physical or intellectual leaps [...]

Are you one of those parents that checks to see if your sleeping child is breathing?  Do you feel silly sometimes, but nevertheless can’t stop yourself from just checking one more time before you turn out your own light? 
That’s me, and it’s even worse when they’re sick.  My kids aren’t babies anymore; one turns 6 [...]

Do any of you out there use these adorable things for your infants?  They’re precious; I mean, look at that picture!  That’s what we think of when we think of babies in baskets or carriers.  And of course, these things have been around since…well, Moses.  They’re so traditional and cozy and picturesque; exactly what we [...]