Life with a middle schooler is busy! Between school, sports, friends, activities, and the pull of screens, it can feel impossible to get your middle schooler to read. As a reading intervention teacher and a mom of tweens, I...
When my husband died, I made a few promises to myself. I promised I would not hide my grief, and I promised to get support for our family. Grief is a unique experience for everyone, with no script or...
I'm on the verge of taking on a new title… tooth fairy! My niece lost her first tooth while at a sleepover at my house (surprise!), and I am committed to being a little more prepared for my oldest...
Pop quiz! It's that time of year again — when we squish our adult bodies into tiny kid chairs and sit across from our children's classroom teachers to cram a semester's worth of information into a 15-minute conversation. What...