I don’t know if this is a product of age or motherhood…but I have become a stranger to the fine art of sitting still and doing nothing.
It’s been years since I’ve been able to sit through a movie without stopping for some reason.  The dog needs to go out, the dog needs to come in, [...]

My daughters are 6 and 9. They aren’t babies anymore. They aren’t even preschoolers anymore. They are both school age children.
Can you call the extra pounds baby weight when you haven’t been pregnant in this decade…?
Those baby/toddler years sometimes felt like they’d never end. My girls always needed something – a snack, a nap, chill [...]

Where did the time go? In our school district, there’s only a scant three weeks of summer break remaining. How in the world do we break all the non-school compatible habits that have taken hold…late bedtimes, daily ice cream and frozen yogurt rations, long hours of mindless fun.

Returning to college with children is never an easy decision. As a parent, our main job is to nurture someone else’s well-being. Finding time to even take a bath alone without little ones knocking on the door is impossible. Finding the time and confidence to return to school as an adult seemed intangible.
I had, [...]

Great achievements in life happen one small step at a time. In the case of running your first 5K, the steps happen quite literally – one foot in front of the other…but, mental preparation is essential in achieving any goal, so putting your mind in the right place is the most important first step to [...]

In the midst of an intense discussion or at the end of a difficult day, we don’t always say the right things to our children.
But what we say can make a big impact, good or bad. Here’s a list of things you should never say to your kids.
“I know exactly how you feel.”
This is a [...]

When your little one pops this big question, how will you respond? Get advice on talking to kids about sex from an expert at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

No, I’m not trying to scare off readers with the title of this article – I just want to be real clear in case my advice doesn’t work out so well and moms everywhere come looking for me, yikes. So, now that you’ve been warned, feel free to read on!
Summertime…these long, lovely days pose ample [...]

Dear Mama Drama:
Every time we travel, even for a weekend, I find myself stressed and short-tempered by the time we pull out of the driveway. I’m always running around packing everything and the rest of the family is waiting on me to get it done. There are so many details to keep track of that [...]

I want the serial killer lurking in the woods to know this:
I have left the back door unlocked. I am not armed. My room is at the top of the stairs to the right. I am usually sleeping from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am, but I have kids so these hours greatly vary. If you [...]