"I don't have the emotional energy to go into Wal-Mart today."   My kids think it is hilarious that I said that recently, and quote it often.  But here's the truth, what I do not posse...

So is there anything better than your kids getting along? Not just getting along, but joking and laughing while arm-in-arm. We bring our second, third or even fourth child home with visions of our...

December 2010: OVER THE NEXT few weeks of holiday celebrations, our kids will encounter some pretty stimulating, if not over-stimulating, situations. We can plan each gathering in the hope of avoi...

November 19, 2010: IF YOU ARE anything like me, you had lots of ideas about mothering before the baby actually arrived.   Reality is sometimes a far cry from those dreams we nurtured while ...

October 2010: ARE YOU THE " good cop" or the " bad cop" when it comes to your parenting? We generally think of ourselves at one end of the spectrum or the other on this. But research (and real lif...