Parenting

Dear High School Graduate, How can it be that just four short years ago I was writing to you as you entered high school? I gave you advice such as stay organized, be involved with school activities and ask for help when you needed it. I encouraged you to get to...

A teenager’s eyes tell all.  As parents, we take one glance and it’s written all over their face. We know when something is wrong and when they aren’t their best.  We immediately start guessing, decoding or deciphering what’s happening and more importantly, we want...

Read the full article here: The Doctors - Decoding Your Teen!

Yes, Scholastic Aptitude Test, I’m talking to you.  It’s time someone spoke the truth and put you in your place.  As the parent of a high school senior, I’m giving you a piece of my mind. I was taught to never use the word “hate”. We could say dislike, detest or...

Dear Boy-Moms, We have a big job.  It’s a daunting task. To know we are raising someone’s future husband seems so far-fetched when they are little fella's playing in the mud and building forts in our living room.  But our little boys grow up and become big boys and...

When I feel that chill, smell that fresh cut grass I'm back in my helmet, cleats and shoulder pads Game Day. We’ve waited 9 long months for the next kickoff. Jerseys are washed. Mouth guards are ready. Chin straps are snapped in place. Knee braces are fitted....

Two years ago, I made the drive. We loaded my son and half of Bed, Bath and Beyond into my husbands truck and dropped him off at college. I was a novice, a college-mom-virgin, a newbie at launching my child from the nest. I read books, read blogs, joined on-line...