Parenting Perspectives

Recently, I had the good luck of losing my voice. Thank you, cold and flu season! As a counselor, having a voice is pretty essential for the job. But what I haven't appreciated until this experience is how valuable...

How old were you when you discovered that if you log out of social media and turn off your phone, when you decide to log on later, all of your content will still be available? I was today years old. In...

Let's face it, raising boys is foreign territory for moms. We love them fiercely, for sure, but sometimes we don't understand them or what they are going through and the unique challenges they face as boys. Mostly, this is...

While most parenting topics generate a myriad of conflicting opinions, there has always been one thing parents can agree on -- reading to your child early and often will help him or her later in life. As a self-diagnosed right-brained...

The Reality We all are drawn to things/people/experiences that bring comfort to us. No matter what stage in life we are, we seek out familiarity. We like to be included. We enjoy fitting in, seeing others who look like ourselves...

Black history month is a time to celebrate the African American men and women who have made contributions to society. Parents and teachers/schools struggle with time and often only cover a few civil rights icons, scientists, and widely known...

Have you ever met a new friend and something about the relationship just "clicks"? It feels right, right away, and your friendship takes off like you’ve known each other for years. It doesn’t happen often, for me at least,...

Over the last six months, I have come to a harrowing conclusion. Adulting. Sucks. Notice I didn’t say parenting. Although yes, sometimes parenting totally sucks. Especially when your two-year-old raises her eyebrows and calmly says, “You are TOO LOUD, Mommy,” after...

I am someone who likes order. I like predictability. So you can imagine my confusion recently when it was almost 70 degrees . . . in January. Notice I said confusion, and not sadness. While it was nothing like I've been...

Four Dreaded Words When I was pregnant with our son, I heard variations of “Sleep while you can” more times than I could count, and it made me crazy! Scratch that, it made me angry. The more times I heard...