Oct 21, 2014 |
Kids get scared of all sorts of things that take us, adults, by surprise. They might suddenly fear people with hats, or men with beards, or rabbits, or those floaty fuzzy things in the bathtub. Rather than try to convince them that there’s nothing to be scared of, or...
Oct 13, 2014 |
We traveled across the world and stayed with my brother-in-law’s family for five weeks this summer. His gang of six gave up their bedrooms and shared their food and washing machine (very important) with us without complaint. The least I could do was take my kid out of...
Oct 2, 2014 |
My big boys are smart. They’ve noticed that they’re growing up, but that their little brother is still (barely) hovering in that sweet spot between toddler and kid. And they noticed that when he says “tummy”, it sounds super cute and we all smile. Today we had a long,...
Sep 11, 2014 |
My late stepfather was a gastroenterologist – you know, those docs who deal with those long tubes that start at your mouth and end at your bottom. He used to tell a story about a well-dressed woman who came into his office with abdominal pain. He asked her how...
Aug 26, 2014 |
Everyday something happens that inspires me to continue to support parents. Today 16-year-old “Jen” crashed into a FedEx truck in front of my house and then, as she got out of the car, took two steps and fell flat on her face onto my neighbor’s asphalt driveway. I’ll...
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