parenting

by Darla Carmichael I was going through my facebook photo albums yesterday, reminiscing about when my five-year-old was still a baby/toddler. There are no pictures from the hospital when he was born and only a couple quick, fuzzy snap…

by Sophia van Buren For the past eight years, I’ve adopted and grown into both the idea and reality of being a role reversal model of the mother as the non-custodial parent, but if current trends continue, the percentage of non-custodial…

by Betsy McMillin Happy 2012 to all my readers! When another year approaches, parents always look ahead with a fresh, new perspective, hoping that the New Year will bring better parenting. More patience, more fun times together, more…

by Betsy McMillin This article is my Holiday gift to you. No advice, no deep thoughts, just the gift of a thought: "Thank God I don't have to travel with six kids." Many of you will be traveling soon, by car, plane, train. And yes, we all…

by Betsy McMillin Definition of tween dating: "Awkwardly walking down the hall at school together."—an anonymous (but very cool) tween So.... when can I, technically, "date?" This from my almost thirteen-year-old son. Okay, I'll say…

by Betsy McMillin I am feeling a great deal of parental guilt lately. My eight-year-old daughter has a medical (non-life threatening) condition. She is being tested for a learning disability as well. She is a sweet, bright, funny, happy,…

by Betsy McMillin Okay Parents. Time to face facts. According to many studies, you have a favorite child. Never mind that studies don't know you or your kids or your family unit. Chances are pretty good that whether you are able to admit…

by, like, Betsy McMillin I, like, was going to be, like, late for class? So I like, hurried and I totally, like bumped right into Mr. Smith? My books and papers went, like, everywhere? I thought I was going to, like, get detention! Sound…

by Betsy McMillin Eleven and eight years ago, my two oldest kids had the great fortune of attending Stone School Co-op Preschool. The teacher of the 4s class was Annie Zipser.  I knew I liked Annie the first time I met her. She was honest,…

by Wilson Diehl When I imagined having kids, I always and not-at-all-secretly wanted to have a girl. I emotionally prepared myself for sons well before I started having babies—before I’d started having sex, come to think of it (late…