Clueless Mom
I stood there amazed. My one-year-old wailed wordlessly in his highchair, clearly incensed at my inability to interpret whatever he wanted. He was steamed. And you…
Babies and Toddlers
Baby Love
My youngest son, now 10 months, was stripped to his diaper in the half-dark the other night, perched on his changing table. It was one…
How to Help a Grieving Friend
Having been through grief so recently (or rather still in it), I have the hindsight of knowing what was helpful and what was not. As…
Valentine Ideas for Kids
Finding creative ways to reach into our children’s hearts is always a challenge for parents. And it’s the heart and mind we want to influence…
Cooped Up with the Kids
A huge historic blizzard is raging in the Washington, D.C., area where I live. In a city that prides itself on being known as the…
Little Kids and a Lonely Mom
Want to know something that’s surprised me about motherhood? Isolation. I used to arrive home from my 40-hours-a-week in the workplace to welcomed silence. Now,…
Go-Away Spray, the Paci-Fairy, and Monsters
Having trouble with monsters? Skeletons in the closet? Do you have the pacifier blues? Fear not! Experienced moms have some answers. Cure for monsters, skeletons,…
Go. To. BED.
One area of mothering I very clearly have yet to master is bedtime; my kids pop out like a jack-in-the-box. It does not help that…
One Small Solution to Stuff-itis
This week as I carted the new Christmas toys upstairs, contemplating where to store the new loot, I felt somewhat heavy and divided, as I have occasionally…
Snowflake Cocoa
We have a new cold-weather favorite: Snowflake cocoa. Creamy white-chocolate bliss! I heat it and serve it from my slow cooker so it’s perfect for holiday gatherings. I…