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It's simple math. A teenager and a parent + the Never Ending Pasta Bowl + a deep conversation about choices =an amazing breakthrough. At least, that's how it worked out for my son and me. It's [...]

Christmas is coming. Maybe that excites you...or maybe not. For every person who shouts, "EGG NOG! DECORATIVE SWEATERS! TINSEL! CHRISTMAS CAROLS!" there's someone who mumbles, "egg nog... [...]

Trapper Keeper? Check. New school clothes? Check. Alarm set? Check. Class is in session. It doesn't matter if your kids are 6 or 16, going back to school is a big deal for them. It's a big deal [...]

There's a family in my neighborhood that constantly plays together in the street. It's a beautiful thing. I honestly have no idea how they pull it off in their schedules. If I was completely [...]

You made it! Summer is FINALLY upon us. Welcome to the smell of driveway campfires and fresh cut lawn. Before you know it, you may even be hearing ice cream trucks playing that one song over and [...]

  It's what we don't see coming that scares us the most. Because suddenly, everything can change. This is the fear that we all stuff down... even when it rears its head. At any given moment, the [...]

[Note: This post is from a monthly parenting column I wrote in 2007 for my kids’ elementary school newsletter. I discovered it recently while cleaning out end-of-school clutter. (Yes, apparently [...]

  I recently found out that my daughter's dentist has a child of her own who's had multiple cavities. I actually did a little dance in my head when I heard that. (I really had some sweet [...]

I'd like to think that tee-ball started off as a good idea. In reality, tee-ball is a one-hour exercise in paying attention. I'll get to that in a moment. But let's first put ourselves into the [...]

It's official: Pokémon GO is the most popular smartphone app in history. Maybe you've seen players of all ages with their smartphones out around popular landmarks in your town. They're trying to [...]