So many of my friends that I've long admired for their parenting-- smart, successful, confident women-- seem weighed down by the totally wrong-headed belief...
My son, G, is four. Like most four year-olds he asks a lot of questions, so many questions! Questions about what I am doing,...
To fight COVID-19, we have to change our strategy.
When my husband first started reading the news about the novel coronavirus to me over our...
For many of us, when we spend our first days as Moms, we can't help but fall madly in love with this new gift...
I’ve always had a soft spot for NYC.
My father was born in Brooklyn, raised on Staten Island, and much of my extended family is...
As I sat awake last night at 2am, my teething 2 year old snuggled soundly in my arms after 2 hours of gut wrenching...
“Isn’t it wonderful that you can bring her to work with you?” I cannot tell you how many times I’ve heard this over the...
I recently wrote a post about negative body comments and things you can’t say in front of my daughter.
In crafting that post, I asked...
Mediocrity gets such a bad reputation.
As an overly ambitious teenager, I viewed mediocrity as a disappointment. It meant that I didn't stand out from...
When Tricia proposed the mini-series idea, A Week Without Makeup, I thought, "Sure! I'll do that! No problem!"
I'm a stay at home mom. Most...
Each fall, as the air gets crisp and the days get short, I can sense a feeling of excitement radiating from my husband. While...
This blog post is about to join the library of complementary articles swirling across the Internet, claiming to have the answer to the unpredictable,...
Post natal yoga was the first I had ever heard of Baby Led Weaning, or BLW for short.
It was over four years ago, shortly...
“Parenting is a piece of cake,” said no mom ever in the history of parenting.
It’s hard work, plain and simple. Hopefully, someone was...


















