Year: 2014

“Can we do the Christian School of Performing Arts Summer Camp, Mom, please?!” both my children plead. I sigh. Isn’t…

Most families come home from a summer vacation relaxed and tanned, with souvenirs and seashells. We return with stories of…

In our work with stepfamilies we often hear about children’s behavior toward a stepparent: “My husband’s daughter doesn’t like me!…

The Big Apple. New York City. It’s so big and imposing and filled with possibilities. It’s hard to winnow down…

When the temps rise, the last thing I want to do is heat up the kitchen. In fact, hot food…

Ahh—sleep. It’s what every parent wants for her child and herself. Helping parents establish a good nighttime routine for their…

These days, it’s socially acceptable to remain unattached into the middle-age years, and adults may feel less pressure from family…

Deborah Cavanagh’s note: My husband and I had different ideas about family before we were married. He wanted five children.…

I am not much like my father. Oh, there are some similarities—the tendency to yell when a child is about…

Food is medicine. And—depending on what you’re trying to heal/cure/deal with—food can (either help or hurt.) This past year we’ve…