Mama Drama: Potty Training On The Go
September 3, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Dear Mama Drama:
My two year old is potty training and has moved into wearing “big girl panties.” I am freaked out about taking her out of the house because I’m afraid she’ll have an accident and will become too discouraged. How can I take her out and help her to be successful?
~ Stuck in the [...]

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Mama Drama: Sibling Birthday Blues
July 30, 2010 – 6:30 am | One Comment
Mama Drama: Sibling Birthday Blues

Dear Mama Drama:
I have two girls who are three years apart in age. My oldest daughter who is nine has a really difficult time handling it when it is her younger sister’s birthday. She is always excited about the party and getting her sister a present, but when the day arrives she loses it. She [...]

Mama Confessional: How did you keep your kids occupied this summer?
July 28, 2010 – 6:40 am | 15 Comments
Mama Confessional: How did you keep your kids occupied this summer?

I’d like to say that I’ve taken my kids on outings and that we’ve experienced new and wonderful adventures this month. Wouldn’t it be amazing if I could share of our many hikes in the wonderful Colorado mountains, or perhaps tell of a day spent at the Denver Zoo where we took a picnic and [...]

Little Kickers, Big Parent Dreams: The Art of Surviving Summer Camp
July 26, 2010 – 5:30 am | 7 Comments
Little Kickers, Big Parent Dreams: The Art of Surviving Summer Camp

I am a soccer mom.
Or at least I really want to be. After a failed attempt at introducing my daughter Hadley to soccer a couple of years ago, the dream was dead. I vowed I would only enroll her again if she asked.
That blessed day came a couple of months ago. Within an hour of [...]

Stay-at-homers or working moms: do you ever envy the other side?
July 22, 2010 – 12:00 am | 10 Comments
Stay-at-homers or working moms: do you ever envy the other side?

The thing about moms who work outside their homes is that we love to hate the moms who don’t.
Not as individuals. But as a demographic of nameless, faceless minivan drivers toward whom we direct a venomous mix of resentment, bewilderment and envy.
We spot them in their workout clothes and tell ourselves their days must be [...]

Mama Drama: Tantrum Trouble
July 9, 2010 – 7:00 am | 4 Comments
Mama Drama: Tantrum Trouble

Dear Mama Drama:

My six-year-old son is struggling with anger. He is often very frustrated with his sister or us when he doesn’t get his way and every little thing leads to extreme outbursts. He screams, yells, hits, and throws things. When we try to get him to calm down he yells no and stomps [...]

Mama Drama: Competition Quakes
July 2, 2010 – 7:00 am | 4 Comments
Mama Drama: Competition Quakes

Dear Mama Drama:
My daughter, age 8, signed up for a team sport this summer. We counseled her about the level of commitment it would take and were assured that she was up to it, even eager for it.

My daughter enjoys the practices but gets too nervous for the competitions! The first week she did [...]

Changing of the Guard
June 24, 2010 – 7:00 am | 16 Comments
Changing of the Guard

I turned 40 last month. I refuse to consider myself middle-aged, but seeing as my mom turns 70 this year and I have a 7 year old son – I suppose you can think of me as middle-ish.
What’s weird about being in the middle is you start having a parental role for not only your [...]