When children are little, the holidays all seem to run together somehow. Looking back, I was a pretty scrawny kid at six and my older brother was two-years larger than me. We lived with our parents in an 8-foot by 45-foot trailer in Daytona Beach, Florida, two blocks from the … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving at Age Six
How Not To Have A One-Year-Old’s Birthday Party
Have you ever offered to help a friend in need and then been terribly sorry later? Lacey, one of the mothers in my Parents Anonymous group, announced her son Paul’s birthday party as we were arriving and encouraged everyone to attend. He would be one year old on Saturday … [Read more...] about How Not To Have A One-Year-Old’s Birthday Party
Social Media and Photos of Our Children
New horror film: Woman was never able to find gainful employment – her parents posted her baby photos on Facebook! In the past three or four years I have come to know many new and older parents, relatives and acquaintances, who post the most adorable pictures of their … [Read more...] about Social Media and Photos of Our Children
Fathers Are the Other Parent
Last week in a mother’s support group (not Parents Anonymous) I listened as a young mom described her situation; her daughter is two and a half and the father has been getting her for visitation every other weekend. She says her daughter is happy with her and is fine with going … [Read more...] about Fathers Are the Other Parent
Parents Swallowed Whole by Technology?
Parents spend a portion of their day with technology, a few minutes here and there can add up to several hours very quickly. *Guilty as charged.* Families are busier now than in years past; I’m almost grateful for the opportunity to bring up kids without all the technology … [Read more...] about Parents Swallowed Whole by Technology?
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to