Parental Anxiety: How to Manage It and Avoid Passing It to Your Children
My struggle with anxiety well preceded my journey into parenthood. In fact, anxiety has been my constant companion since I was a little girl,… Read More
Ages & Stages: Parents
Should I Have Another Baby?
After decades of exerting every effort not to get pregnant, my husband and I decided one weekend it was time to try for a… Read More
Losing – and Rediscovering – Yourself After Motherhood
In the minutes after giving birth to my first child, I realized that I – and my life – would never, ever be the… Read More
The Dinner Problem
We probably don’t need to waste much time explaining what we mean when we say “The Dinner Problem.” Parents everywhere know it: the stress… Read More
Meal Planning for Busy Parents
Why It’s Hard and How to Make it Easier If I had one day’s meal plan for every time I’ve sworn to the gods… Read More
Our Favorite Exercise Equipment
Even before the pandemic, I became a home-workout devotee. Actually, for me, it was pregnancy that initially forced me out of the (hot yoga)… Read More
Mental Health Love List
Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness Month? That’s right, this is THE MONTH to raise awareness about and highlight the importance… Read More
Reconsidering Screen Time: Research, Reason, & Real Life
“Screen time” has long been a polarizing topic among parents — people tend to get judgy, defensive, desperate, panicky as sh*t (or all of… Read More
Our Favorite Stuff for Sleeping
It seems we are learning more and more everyday about how important sleep is to overall health and wellbeing — and about the steep… Read More
Best Organizational Tools
Every year starts off in the same way: I look through all of my family’s closets, and a little voice inside my head mutters:… Read More
