Ages + Stages

Over the last few years, I’d let myself wonder about this moment every so often. My self-possessed, earnest little girl was bound to face it sooner or later: an insult from a peer. I’ve wondered when it would happen, how...

Libby is a mom of two who is married to Max and studying to be a teacher. When she was 26, she gave birth to her first child. Below is her story. If I had to describe my first...

Homeschooling is different from a public school setting in many different ways. Instead of getting into all of those differences, I'm just going to talk about one difference: having to manage multiple ages. In a classroom setting kids are...

In honor of November being National Adoption Awareness month, I would love to share our adoption journey with you in two parts; the mountain and the valley.  Meet our daughter, Amilia Degenesh.  She embodies light and life, and we adopted...

Dear Mom, I just entered this strange new world a few weeks ago. From the moment we met there was this great energy coming from you and you looked so happy. You still look happy and have a great energy...

Do you ever get asked a parenting question that you answer back with "uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...." and then a 3 minute explanation? No? That's just me?  My current "uh" question is bedtime. "Oh what time does she go to bed??" UHHHHHHHHHHHH. She...

What?! Incredulous. Shocked. Unable to process the world around me. No swirling thoughts however, as I wasn't having any. I had convinced myself over and over that every gut reaction I was having was false. Not out of a sense of...

I like to believe that I am open minded. I adore parents who allow their children to follow their passion and accept their quirks, no matter what they are, no matter how out of the mainstream they might be....

There are many things that keep parents awake at night and I am no different. As a mom to twin four-year old boys, that list can be long, and it has changed as they have grown. What has not...

  Here we are about to celebrate my daughters first birthday during a pandemic. This is a day most parents prep for weeks in advance: planning the perfect smash cake, choosing the cutest outfit, sending out sweet invites, and of...