When planning your family, consider the fact that your kids will one day be teens, and as teens they will be driving you crazy. Heed my warning.
"Have your kids close together," they said.
"They'll be best friends," they said.
While this...
Even though I'm a pretty easy-going mom, I've still got my preferences ... I'll admit, I can be relatively rigid. I believe in rules for bedtimes, chores, screen-time, and school work. That said, my CoParent, my life partner, my...
With school starting up again, one thing a lot of parents have questions about is reading, especially how to get started and how to encourage it.
My son is nowhere near reading age yet, but once he is, we will...
Literacy starts well before a child can read. Foster a love of books in your children!
What’s your pleasure? Dr. Seuss, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Harry Potter … I was a Goosebumps girl myself.
If there is one thing that...
As pandemic life ambles on, I’m rapidly running out of options for one of my favorite forms of me-time: binge-watching a really great series. The silver lining is that my search for alternate activities has led me back to...
Mornings are straight-up NUTS in my house— three kids, two different school drop-offs, a full-time job, and a 6-month-old at home. We do our best to get everything ready the night before … even down to our breakfast ideas....
Bedtime is a time of the day that I look forward to and don’t care for at the same time. Bedtime is exhausting. None of my three children hear the word “bedtime” and say, “Yay! Let’s read a book...
Regardless of your political views, witnessing Kamala Harris run for V.P. of the United States is a win for so many.
Dear Baby Girl,
As a four-year-old, you likely won’t remember this moment, but we are watching history unfold. For only...
Last year, I joined a cult, and mentally and physically, I'll never be the same. It's a relatively new phenomenon, or shall I say revolution. I joined Peloton. I'll be the first to admit I was skeptical. I had...
Being White in America comes with responsibilities to be embraced and fulfilled.
I started taking inventory of those in our life, specifically my son’s life. I have a rambunctious, eager to help mom and dad, blue-eyed, sandy blonde-haired boy. He...
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Picture Perfect Mother’s Day Brunch Spots in St. Louis
If you haven't been to Rooster, what are you waiting for? Their brunch menu will convince you it was worth the trip! They specialize...
