What is Activism? What comes to mind when you hear the term activist? Who or what are you picturing? In conversations with friends, family members, … Read More ›
Tag: American Parenting
Every festival creates a remote, yet a faint sense of goodness. Irrespective of how we fare other days, festivals are when we feel forgiving in … Read More ›
Zoo class. Dance class. Scouts. Science hour at the museum. Soccer. Basketball. Karate. Gymnastics. Violin. Art class. There are so many different activities for kids to participate in. … Read More ›
The origin of the Advent Calendar can be traced back to the 19th. Century. The first styles came from the German protestant area where religious … Read More ›
As I’ve mentioned before, I tend to make a huge deal out of the holidays. Thanksgiving is no different in our house. I start planning … Read More ›
One fine day, a boy was watching a YouTube video and his mom peeped. A dance competition among the family members caught her eyes. It … Read More ›
Looking Beyond the Individual As a life coach for teens and parents, I think often about what it means to heal and what it means … Read More ›
Competitive momming is a problem, a big problem. It feels as though we’ve lost our villages, especially when everyone on social media seems to be … Read More ›
School until 3:00pm. Soccer at 3:30 pm. Dance at 6:30 pm. Quick dinner and homework until 9:30 pm. Bedtime. Repeat. Over and over again. Check … Read More ›
Summer, and any other unstructured time of the year, can lead to boredom. Children and teens have to make pretty big energetic and logistical transitions … Read More ›
As a young child, I ate what the rest of my family ate which included meat. I didn’t love meat, but I ate as my … Read More ›
Yet another school shooting, scrolling through the news lying next to my peacefully sleeping baby I read this horrific news! A chill ran down my … Read More ›
There was no question we were going to do it. My husband had to teach his kids native tongue. It’s a part of him and … Read More ›
Perhaps, like myself, you’ve gotten curious about how Thanksgiving came to be. We all know the stories we learned in elementary school, about the Pilgrims … Read More ›
Have you ever called an “emergency family meeting?” Did you gather in a circle around the kitchen table? Or huddle together on the couch? What … Read More ›