When you move slowly and exaggerate your motions it helps your baby tune into your non-verbal cues and develop their own. Discover how showing and telling helps … Read more >>

I was sitting at my desk sipping a lukewarm cup of coffee, mindlessly surfing the Internet. I was also feeling kind of guilty because I should have been getting some work done when, with a single... Read more >>

Every teenage girl wishes, sometimes secretly and sometimes right out loud, that they could count their mother amongst their best friends. What teen girl wouldn’t want a mother so cool that her... Read more >>

For me, the late thirties are dinner time on a summer night when you’re a kid. Your mom calls you in to have the obligatory meal and clean-up with the family, but you’re not ready to go... Read more >>

As a child, I had the freedom to wander upon the block that was in my neighborhood, much in the same way that the other kids who lived in the area did. We had no such thing as “play dates”... Read more >>

“To change one’s life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions.”—William James Doesn’t that quotation sound like cheerleaders at half time? Well, some... Read more >>

Don’t automatically assume that because you’re a “mature older,” heavy-figured, or have certain tastes, that you can’t wear youthful styles. Keep up. Read... Read more >>

Common Sense Note: Parents need to know that this movie derives from a popular line of dolls on the market with an outrageous arsenal of fashion accessories. A pro-shopping, pro-consumerism message... Read more >>

Sitting here all alone with my decision. Trying to make sense out of what is not happening. Wondering where all the help I seem to have had is. Makes no sense. I’ve tried making my own... Read more >>

As I sit here and think of what to write, my mind is filled with thought after thought. Instead of settling on one idea or topic, I think I’ll just start writing and see where that takes me. I... Read more >>