Guest blog by Colette McNeil Have you noticed that long days of at-home play during vacations are often accompanied by repeated episodes...

1. Multi-tasking! Have you ever tried to pat your head and rub your stomach at the same time? Or maybe it’s the other way around…...

Thanksgiving with cousins wearing matching pjs

When my kids’ district voted to start the school year out remotely, we decided to book a half a week in northern Michigan in our happy place

Last week I was a mess. I had a migraine that wouldn’t go away, I couldn’t stop reading social media posts and horror story articles...

Once when I worked a 9-5, I was in the middle of a stellar yearly review. Receiving top marks in every category. I felt proud, seen and...

As you may have seen on my social media posts, my oldest turned 13 last week. I am now officially a mom of a teen and tween. Though...

In two days (but who's counting) I'm going on my annual girl's trip to Florida. Yes, I said annual. Yes I said to Florida! And I feel...

Today our middle, the literal and sometimes more figurative center of our family turns 11. Out of our 3, sometimes I feel that she has...

In general, the responsibilities charts have been working really well. Yesterday for the first time maybe ever, the kids all came in from...

So you have a child (or 2 or 3...) whose behavior is disrupting the whole household. Guess what, it can get better! It's going to take...

How I planned the bat mitzvah weekend of my oldest daughter’s dreams, while accommodating the needs of her siblings. Three years ago I...

Have you been following the mommy wars? People have opinions on everything!! Well today it occurred to me that my mommying career is...

*Updated 3/13/2022 Tantrums, meltdowns, freak outs, fits... Whatever you call them they are disruptive. They can make us fear our...

This made me think about what other needless battles I was fighting as a mom, as an educator, as a professional who worked with kids and beh

I have a blonde haired, brown eyed, little, seven year old boy whose face still lights up when he sees me first thing in the morning. He...

Behavior plans, reward plans, success plans, extrinsic motivators… whatever you want to call them, can be a very powerful tools if...