Category: Parenting
What I Want You to Know About Older Child Adoption
My husband and I adopted our daughter a little over a year ago. She came to us at age 9. She was abused, neglected, homeless and abandoned during her first four years with her biological family. Then she bounced around foster care for the next five years. She had a dozen sets of “Mom and [...]
Single Parent or Superhero?
Carpool (check). Work (check). Lunch break? No. Pay bills, schedule doctor visits (check). Pick up kids (check). Homework (check). Worry about bullying. Dinner (check). Referee sibling squabbles. Collapse on
Baby Food For Thought
You’ve consulted books, logged onto Websites and asked your friends — but you’ve still got niggling questions about feeding your baby safely that no one seems to know the answers to — until now. To help you sort through the confusion, we rounded up top pediatricians and baby safety experts to answer some of your [...]
An Overlooked Side to Sibling Rivalry
While pregnant with my second child, I fretted endlessly about how my firstborn daughter would adjust to the dramatic change of a sibling. Every day I read books, articles, online advice, etc., advising me how to make the transition smooth and to reduce potential resentment. Such advice included scheduling one-on-one time, making my daughter feel [...]
Growing Up Online: Preserving Memories that Matter
Children grow up fast, so it’s natural that parents want to capture the good times, especially during the holidays. Digital devices make it easier than ever to record memorable moments in family life. Some
Calling for a Little Peace and Quiet
How time spent alone can foster creativity and independence among children. Ever felt the need for a peaceful retreat if for no other reason than to collect your thoughts? Your kids might need to do the same. Some experts fear that in a world muddied with thousands of distractions, structured activities and constant entertainment options, [...]
Parenting Your Children’s Children
In 2002, Karen Best Wright, mother to eight grown children and grandmother to 12, received a phone call from her daughter. Two days later she was driving home with a 2-month-old premature infant, a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. Wright had been married only four months to her husband and was embarking on a new career [...]
The Thinking Mom’s Guide to Eating
Whether you’re trying to help your kids with their homework, divvy up the dinner tab at your moms’ night out, or multitask several major projects at work, your brain works better when you feed it well. In fact, scientists in the pioneering field of nutritional neuroscience are finding that specific nutrients may be able to [...]
Growing Up Online: 6 Educational Trends Parents Should Know About
Sending children off to school is an act of faith. How can you be sure they will learn what they need to know, especially in a world where technology is so important and changes so quickly?
The Art of Apology: Teaching Kids the Power of “I’m Sorry”
“I’m sorry.” Such lovely syllables requiring so little of us, yet so HUGE in their impact. Lately I feel as if I am a broken record with my teen son. No matter what daily dramatic social dilemma he comes home and recounts after school, I hear my stressed voice whispering “If you had just apologized [...]
