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  • An amateur guide to potty-training in 5 (mostly) stress-free steps

    The title of this post should be clear enough, but just in case, let me begin by stating that I am in no way, shape or form an expert on child elimination strategy . I am just a mom sharing her experiences with potty training her own kid, in the…

  • If you can’t say something nice, say it anyway

    To quote Shark Tank’s Mr. Wonderful, I am a “nothing burger” in the blog space. My followers number in the hundreds, not thousands. My page views can be as little as zero on a given day. And, only a handful of promotional opportunities have come my way, none paying. Because,…

  • Girls will fight with their Barbies, and boys will cuddle their G.I. Joes

    Growing up as a girl in America, my life was full of Barbies. Though my memory is somewhat foggy, I am confident I had close to a hundred over the course of my childhood. I loved my Barbies. I loved dressing them in the best of late 80s fashion. I…

  • Enough with the buts

    I’m a stay-at-home mom, but I don’t spend every second with my kids. I went back to work, but I check in as often as I can. I use formula, but I really wanted to breastfeed. I nurse my two-year-old, but only sometimes. I share a bed with my child,…

  • Sometimes, kids just get mad

    I used to think such websites as “Reasons My Son Is Crying,” were mean-spirited, exploitative and harmful. These were innocent children being used as fodder for our amusement. Just shameless click-bait perpetuated by cruel parents. Surely, there was more to the reasons being presented for their meltdowns. If these kids…

  • 5 reasons I refuse to share my phone with the kids

    I have nothing against screen time. I believe if the pioneers had invented Facebook, their kids would be playing Farmville, instead of, well, farming. Technology isn’t a scourge on modern childhood, it just is modern childhood. But, as much as I don’t sweat hours spent watching TV, or how many…

  • Five reasons why my kids can’t touch my phone

    I have nothing against screen time. I believe if the pioneers had invented Facebook, their kids would be playing Farmville, instead of, well, farming. Technology isn’t a scourge on modern childhood, it just is modern childhood. But, as much as I don’t sweat hours spent watching TV, or how many…

  • This one little thing helped my son eat better

    My three-year-old, like most three-year-olds, is, shall we say, particular, when it comes to food. He wasn’t always this way. When he first began eating solid food, he would consume anything put in front of him. And my smug self thought I had birthed the perfect little gourmand.

  • I can’t be upset, today

    I didn’t cry over 9/11. Well, not at first. I remember a lot about that day: the note on the college classroom door, the constant news footage, the vigils. I don’t remember crying. I don’t remember being upset. People were emotionally crumbling like the towers they kept showing on repeat,…

  • Less judgement please

    In case you missed it, I’m on Sammiches and Psych Meds talking about tantrums. Please give my article a read. (Sharing is caring!)