One of my colleagues recently confided in me something she wished she could change about her sitter: During meals, the sitter would record the child’s feeding times … and nothing else.... Read more >>

We live in a time when so many of our kids are in childcare, and while there is a modicum of research that tells us that childcare is not detrimental to our children, it is well known that the people... Read more >>

And the questions keep coming. My oldest son (6) was just curious, “Can two boys kiss?” I felt my face getting flushed and thought oh man, what do I say? Uggg! Why couldn’t he ask me... Read more >>

I don’t know how moms make time to get their personal errands done. I know I have to plan weeks in advance. For example, I really needed new PJs and underwear, and do you think I have time to... Read more >>

I’m sure I’m not the only working mom in America who has had to adjust her schedule to accommodate the nuances of summer. This week, and next, my day care is closed. We shipped in my... Read more >>

A Story of Teaching Magical things happen when we least expect them. Sometimes they sit in our minds and twinkle for several years before we recognize them as magic at all. They are carried... Read more >>

In a couple days we leave on vacation. A real vacation, sans kids. Because vacations with kids are not vacations; it is doing your same job in another place with fewer resources.   Or as Claire... Read more >>

Today Show contributor and educational psychologist Dr.Michele Borba recently posted a blog regarding the impact of childcare on our children. As many of us have expected, the effects of childcare can... Read more >>

I’ve never thought of myself as the helicopter mom type who clucks over her children like a mama hen, but it seems like my parenting mantra is “Never say never.” Last week... Read more >>

Balancing work and family is, well, work. But it also brings many great joys. When I went back to my editing job after my first child was born, I cried on the ride to work every day for a month. I... Read more >>