When my boys were young, every time I read this sweet book to them I felt a bit of an excited thrill as I...
You got your child a cell phone.
Congratulations! You’ve made a momentous decision that will impact multiple lives including those of individuals who you have...
Phew, this summer was fast, furious, and fun! It came up quickly and was over in a flash, and it’s taken me the entire...
One morning, earlier this summer, I was helping my almost two-year-old daughter, Tenley, get dressed and she kept pointing at me and saying “Hippo...
I recently read a viral article entitled “Self-Care is not Enough to Fix How Much Moms are Burnt Out” and I found myself close...
I am the Executive Director of a non-profit organization with an unusual set up: I split my time working from home and working from...
As my daughters get older, it seems increasingly difficult to know what they are feeling or thinking. There are sad days, mad days, happy...
If there is one quality I want my children to have, it is a sense of motivation.
I want my kids to know the value...
There’s a huge pressure in my chest, my hands are getting sweaty, and my mind is spinning.
It might sound like I’m about to...
When I cruise moms blogs and parenting magazines, I see so many articles written about mom friends and parenting communities. People say that mom...
From where I sit
I see piles
of folded laundry
waiting to be put away.
Mail on the counter.
Library books
(some overdue)
towering on the table near the door.
Shoes...
So. Many....
My daughter's best friend moved away.
We knew for a while that this move was coming, but it still hit hard when it came. The...
Here is your list of family-friendly weekend events around Vermont for the month of September, courtesy of Busy Btown.
Now, before you read on, I...
As a parent, you’ve no doubt worried and wondered what kind of world your child or children will inherit. With climate change a more...
In + Around Vermont
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...
