Dear Mama Drama:
Do you have suggestions for the “Is Santa real” question?  My eight-year-old asked me very directly if we did the presents and I feel like I need a better response than just running …

This holiday season, many parents are hoping only that Santa delivers the answer to their most pressing parenting issue. Why won’t my toddler eat anything but candy? How do I help my daughter make friends? …

Family getaways into the mountains can be amazing and relaxing, at least once you arrive! Kids and car rides can lead to chaos or make wonderful family memories. The challenge of spending time in an …

Every Monday after supper, Tyler and Angela Monson sit down with their three children for Family Home Evening, a ritual of contemplation, focused conversation and games or skits that always ends with a treat.
“The reward …

In two years of work as an undercover officer with a drug task force, Mike Dillon encountered plenty of drugs. But nothing has surprised him as much as what he has seen in schools lately.
Dillon, …

1. Save the wishbone.
2. Eat the dark meat.
3. Get dirty, wet, and cold on purpose, leaving a flock of snow angels behind.
4. Appreciate your cousins. Play with them.
5. Celebrate Snoopy Thanksgiving.
6. Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving …

It’s that time of year again! Not only is it the day you fill your stomachs with Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, and Apple Pie, it’s a day to spend with family and friends. There are many …

Thank goodness Halloween is over. My problem with Halloween isn’t how I eat a whole bag of Costco candy before I go trick or treating with my kids but that I can’t always tell who …

Voters emphatically rejected a $950 million tax increase and the school funding revamp that came with it, handing Amendment 66 a resounding defeat Tuesday night.
The measure fell behind by a large margin as the early …

If you celebrate Christmas, the holiday season shows what kind of person you really are: the real or fake Christmas tree kind of person. I see the benefits in being a fake tree person, I …