Consider this: You are having a great family vacation at a beach house you have rented for the week. The house is beautiful, the weather is perfect, and the view of the in-ground pool is breathtaking. Your small children...

Most parents struggle against the increasingly hectic pace that sends family members in different directions at different times. Topsy-turvy schedules and extended work hours threaten to disrupt family life and leave...

Have you ever mistaken a 2-year old child for a 4-year old? I have several friends with children who have always been off the charts in the height department (usually boys). I remember one of my friend’s frustrations...

I went recently on a brief shopping trip to our local discount store with my two youngest children. I don’t know if it was the crisp January breeze or the promise of that elusive sun beginning to peek out from...

Ok, so I say to my daughter last night, “Let’s read a book or two before you go to bed,” like a good mamma is supposed to do, right? Her face lights up and she shouts, “10 Apples! 10 Apples!”...