Browsing: First Person

Karate builds character and increases self-esteem. That’s what they told me when I enrolled my timid 7-year-old at White Dragon…

My mom had it easy. I attended high school during the early 1980s. Remember fashion back then? The preppy look.…

My 17-year-old daughter, Amanda, keeps me on track when it comes to our daily schedule. She knows when we should…

Watching my teenage daughter and her friends as they navigate the world of changing bodies, fluctuating hormones, short tempers and…

Anyone who has seen a teenage boy eat knows they are voracious. Inactive teen boys from ages 14 to 18…

That shelf of books on mean girls and childhood friendships? I read them all and still screwed up. For years,…

No one ever said “She just loves children” to describe me in my youth. Santa brought me Baby Alive for…

When my kids were babies, I related to them as a mother; it was the only frame of reference I…

“My second child is so advanced cognitively and physically,” one parent said, “that it is hard to compare him to…

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