I hope you were able to read my post about Early Autism Diagnosis yesterday. As April winds to a close, I still feel a deep sense of urgency in talking about the importance of autism acceptance well beyond the...
First, let’s get the obvious out of the way: it feels weird to be writing about seemingly normal things amidst a global pandemic and racial justice crisis. However, I am still getting messages from pregnant friends asking for what...
When my boys were small, a mom I didn’t know told me something I will never forget.
I was in a knitting shop when she came in with her two teenage boys. They wandered around with her as she perused...
The first week in January, my family rang in a new year. The second week, the baby learned to crawl. The third, our preschooler potty trained herself. Last weekend, the baby started walking. Then school went to remote learning...
I am one thousand percent team #FreeBritney. I have to admit, however, that something about the movement doesn’t sit right with me.
If you’re not up on the news, the queen of 2000s pop, Britney Spears, is currently in a...
It’s World Breastfeeding Week and once again my social media feed is filled with photos of beautiful mothers nursing beautiful babies. If this makes your skin crawl with a range of hard-to-handle emotions, you’re not alone. I feel it...
I try to be as open as possible with my daughters about both the physical and emotional symptoms of menstruation.
Growing up, I knew nothing about menstruation or the various devices available to manage your menstrual cycle. I never saw...
Many of you are in the thick of parenting. You are working, your kids are learning remotely, and you are juggling more than you could have imagined before this pandemic struck. Am I getting this right? Parenting, when you're...
When I receive the phone call from the snowboard instructor, I know the routine fielding this type of call.
My son was having behavioral issues, crying, melting down, and not being able to follow directions, and I needed to...
I will never forget the words the doctor spoke while I was in labor and delivery with my daughter, before I’d even seen her myself: “She has tons of hair, and it’s so blonde!”
After her first bath, it was...
A friend told me about a poem she recalls from her birth class. The gist of this poem is that your child takes his first steps away from you on the day he was born. My only child, a...
Today, we have fifteen minutes to kill before nap time. We spend it in the living room, my son on the couch, and me in our armchair, looking out the window at our neighborhood’s activities. We live at a...
Like lots of teachers around the state, I am currently teaching from home while watching my 3-year-old every day. My husband, who is a postal worker, is still working outside of the home and while we are fortunate to...
I am really happy that both of my kids are active in sports this year.
Sports are great for both physical and mental health. I think we all know that by now. My son is on his school's track team...
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2022 Vermont Holiday Activities for the Whole Family
Welcome to the sometimes cold but always delightful Vermont holiday season!
Whether you stay close to home or decide to take a tour of the...
