My family had a good thing going pre-COVID. We were like a well-oiled machine, or at least it feels like we were now. Now that our lives were thrown into …

You arrive at a party with people that you haven’t met before. You approach a group and introduce yourself. Imagine that none of the people in the crowd turn to …

If my 30 plus years on this blue planet taught me anything, it is this: I do not want to raise children who are jerks. There are many different types …

When starting out with photography, every beginner quickly faces the fact that lighting is incredibly important factor of a beautiful picture. Photographers start to develop preferences regarding lighting, which I …

Within a one-hour period, I had two of my kids tell me that they hated me. Ouch. “Hate” isn’t a word we often use, so it stung a little. Not …

I watched my four year old whip around our driveway on his red scooter- taking sharp curves like a pro. He quickly approached the steep hill at the edge of …

Set up a chalk obstacle course for your kids with these fun and simple activities. I love to have activity ideas in my back-pocket for those days when my kids …

Learn how to deal with an angry disrespectful child OR proactively teach your kid how to act in a respectful way with these easy parenting tips. I spent years working …

This pandemic crept up on all of us like a Monday sneaks up on a weekend. We didn’t expect it. We weren’t trained for this, and most of us are …

Learn 5 ways to help shy kids gain the confidence to try something new. Remember the kid at soccer practice or dance class who would hide behind their mother until …