Our Mother's Day quote... More >>

Regarding your video this week, 'On Mother's Day, Be There for Her' may I add 'Especially When She's in Her 80s'. More >>

Spring break finally arrived and we were eager to head to the beach. This would entail a 12+ hour drive in an overloaded minivan containing our teen, her best friend, our precocious 4-year-old son, ourselves and our STUFF... More >>

When my third child was born, she was sick and had to be in the NICU for a week... More >>

With the media creating stars like Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus, kids' role models have considerably changed since I was young... More >>

When my first daughter was born, my father was working out of the country. When he returned, she was about 3 months old... More >>

While I take no issue with any of your items in the blog, "Are You Ready to Have a Baby?", when I first read the title I just had to laugh. "Ready" may be much too strong of a word. More >>

My kids were wrestling on the floor, when my 8-year-old son sat up and tossed me his beloved stuffed animal. With urgency he asked me to protect his stuffed animal, then turned and jumped back into the 'ring'... More >>

I want to preface this list by saying that it may upset some of you philosophically. But frankly, I don't care. Why? Because I don't care about your feelings. I only care about what is in a child's best interest... More >>

...Recently, I met with a new mom of a 3-month-old baby girl. This new mom had just returned two weeks ago to a full-time job following her maternity leave. And since her return to work, she had lost the majority of her milk supply even though she was pumping regularly. To make matters worse, her baby who had been exclusively nursing, was now refusing to breastfeed.... More >>