Quick! You have two seconds to make this choice—choose carefully. Option one. Help your desperate-to-pee preschooler use the wonky public toilet, the seat of which is protruding three inches... Read more >>

My daughter and I walk onto brilliant shades of green. Her tiny cleats scarcely pierce the firm ground beneath us. Her hand is in mine. To her, I am this all-knowing, flawless being. Her curiosity... Read more >>

I went to see the child psychologist with my daughter last week. You would have thought I was taking her to the gas chamber. I had decided not to tell her we would be going in light of her... Read more >>

I wish I knew what books my mom read—or if she read books. Actually I know she read Antiques Guides, but that was work and hobby-related. And, she read newspapers and magazines. But, I do not... Read more >>

“Mommy, I’m ready to have my ears pierced. Really, I am,” Bella, my 6-year old daughter (at the time), shouts to me from where she sits in the back of our mini-van.   I glance... Read more >>

“Happy is the person who recalls his ancestors with pride and realized that fate has linked him with a race of goodly men.” —Goethe Dear Nila! Today I want you to know what a great... Read more >>

1. Get in Touch with Your Inner Goof Girls of all ages say they’re most in touch with their true selves when they’re being silly, crazy, loud, or goofy. By late elementary school, your... Read more >>

Wednesday is my daughter's eighth birthday. I'm taking her to see 'Tangled' with a classmate of hers from school. She's so excited about it, she can hardly wait. I bought tickets online last night for... Read more >>

You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll think about it. And you will want to show your daughters. The word “pretty” is unworthy of everything you will be, and no child of... Read more >>

The old woman’s marriage was in a tailspin. She had left what was left of her family and went with would turn out to be her great love. This left her family shocked, hurt, broken, and feeling... Read more >>