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Potty training? Don’t panic!
Good news! My child will not be going to college in a diaper. It’s amazing how one milestone can be so stressful and then be so gratifying. Now that Ev can “go potty like a big boy,” my feelings of...
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Change is hard for parents, too!
On Ev’s first day at his new school, I was a bowl full of mush. Both my husband and I had been so anxious, even though we felt confident in our decision to transition Ev to a new program. There are...
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Making Friends
If someone would have told me a few years ago that I would worry about my son’s social skills and whether or not he could make (and keep) friends at age 3, I would have heavily doubted it. But lately I...
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Should You Read Fairy Tales to Young Children?
Photograph courtesy of Yoshiyasu Nishikawa. Years ago I wrote on the topic of fairy tales for young children as an early childhood “expert,” how they aren’t developmentally appropriate because many...
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My Son, the Jerk
At work we talk about “known fors.” Simply, what are you “known for” in regards to your work? Obviously, the desire is that your “known for” is positive, but it’s usually something negative. For...
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Top 3 Things I Swore I’d Never Do
Before I got pregnant there were several things that I swore I would never do when I became a parent. It’s even possible I made some snap judgments about parents I observed doing these very things,...
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I’m a Mother First
“I’m a mother first.” I heard this recently from a high-powered executive, a woman who has accomplished great things. She wanted to be clear about the fact that above all else, she is a mom. I want...
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Great Expectations
Ev was at least really proud of his artwork and I was, too. The first rule of parenting is that things never go as they are planned. I got an invitation to my son’s preschool art show, where he would...
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Only Child
I have been thinking a lot lately about the possibility of having another child. In large part, that is because I get the question ALL. THE. TIME. “About time for another,” they say. “Doesn’t Ev want a...
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How to Survive Post-Op With a Young Child
We are on the other side of Ev’s surgery to remove his tonsils and adenoids and I am very pleased to say that we survived relatively unscathed. At the pre-operation with the surgeon, he told us that...
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Great-grandpa
Though he’s young and hadn’t had a lot of interaction with his great-grandpa, my son still needs to process through this loss. My husband and I went through something recently that we weren’t quite...
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At a Loss for Words
I never realized how many times I would literally be at a loss for what to do as a parent. So often, Ev does something and I don’t know what to do or even say. For example, the other morning I was...
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Teaching Diversity
Sometimes experiences that are innocent and even humorous feel much heavier and serious if I don’t handle properly. One of those experiences happened to Ev and I recently and I wish I was more prepared...
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Breaking Up With Christmas
I often explain the need to put away decorations and organizing stuff after the holidays as similar to needing closure after a breakup. It’s always such a blue time for me when my family all go back to...
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Feeling Guilty, Party of One
I know this is a recurring theme in our blog—in fact it’s the reason this blog exists—but being a mom is hard. I’m a working mom, and lately that’s been weighing on me. Since Ev was 9-weeks-old, he has...
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Ready or Not—It’s Time for Kindergarten!
Nothing makes you feel like your baby is no longer a baby than getting kindergarten registration paperwork in the mail. Seriously, I felt a panic attack coming on and immediately pushed the packet...
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Screen Time Boundaries
We recently implemented a new rule in our house. No iPad on school days/nights. Prior to that, we had been allowing Ev to have his iPad before and after school. Admittedly, it was helpful—a crutch of...
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Five Ways I Knew My Son Needed Help
Over the past several months Ev has exhibited some less than desirable behaviors. I am sure (because some said so out loud) that family members and other observers judged the situation, determining he...
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Marble Jar
Ever have a moment when you basically get called out by your child? I have. At a recent visit at the psychologist, when asked if he has any chores at home, Ev said, “No. My mom does everything for me.”...
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Swim Lessons
You know your child is getting older when he begs you not to go to swim lessons (or some other organized sport/lesson/activity). This experience was yet another first for us and another time when we...
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