If you are fortunate enough to have your family living close by - then you will not relate to this post.
My parents live about...
Color me surprised that people want to hear my thoughts on being a mother! Trust me when I say I am always willing to...
If you need a laugh, dear readers, this story is for you. Although I look back fondly at the many beautiful ways in which...
My six year old gets anxious in numerous situations.
For instance, leading up to the first day of school, he was very vocal about...
Winter has arrived and so has cabin fever. My son, like most preschool age children, requires constant entertainment. Snow, sleet and freezing rain trap...
I have always had a tumultuous relationship with makeup. In high school I wore a lot of flannel, doc martin boots, and converse shoes....
When the New Year arrives, we start thinking about personal change. The buzz about New Year’s resolutions starts on the news channels and on...
Vermont author and parent educator, Vicki Hoefle, recently published an exciting book called Duct Tape Parenting.
I heard about the book through our school who...
When you have a baby, or possibly even beforehand, you are bound to hear comments about toddlers. You might hear about, “The terrible twos,”...
In the dead of winter in 1987, on the very first day of the year; I graced the world with my presence (although my...
My son has been in kindergarten for a month now and he’s doing just fine. He has made some new friends, comes home excited...
This Monday rang in our first day of summer. I know, it's not actually summer yet, but it sure is in our house! The...
Mother’s Day is the saddest day of the year for me.
I am a motherless mother and, for me, Mother’s Day is just a reminder...
Self-regulation: a fancy way of saying how to calm yourself down, body and mind.
Self-regulation comes easier for some people, harder for others. If I...
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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...
