It seems like I am reading a lot lately about teens and sexting. As a parent or a grandparent, I cannot imagine dealing with this. I wouldn’t even know where to begin. I am interested in what you have to say about it. You’re right that sexting became a much-publicized topic, especially after a sexting […]
Category: Dads
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Surviving Post-Holidays Back-to-Day Care
Winter break may represent the first official “school vacation” of your toddler or preschooler’s young life. Long gone are those first few weeks when you had to peel your nervous child off your leg as you left them at school. They have adjusted! You have adjusted! Life is good. After three months of daily school […]
Holiday Tips for Men: Gifts for New or Expectant Moms
Let’s face it – the holiday season is wonderful once you know that you have everyone on your gift list checked off, and feel great about what you’re giving them. However, reaching that point and figuring out what to get someone can be stressful. For those looking for holiday gifts for new moms and mothers-to-be, […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: The Gift of a Gap Year
Dear readers, This is an unabridged column I wrote for GRAND Magazine. An administrator at an elite college with 17 years experience has observed a decline in what she calls college readiness: “Our students are academically talented, but over the years I have found them to be less and less emotionally and behaviorally prepared for […]
Speaking With Children About Frightening News
Last Friday night, my husband and I boarded an overnight flight to London. We used to live there for many years (our older son was actually born there and has duel citizenship), and we were headed back to visit with friends and some of the teachers I used to teach with there. By the time […]
The Early Bird Catches . . . Flak: Why Does My Little One Wake So Early?
There is a prevailing feeling that some children are just natural early risers. There is some truth to that. Some children do generally wake earlier than others, but there’s early and then there’s early. It might surprise you to know that as a sleep consultant and as a parent, I feel that any waking before […]
Sweet Alternatives
Hi Everyone! As you know from Heather’s announcement a few weeks ago, I have become a Certified Health Coach. I am looking forward to providing you with lots of useful tips on nutrition and managing mealtime and snacks on a busy schedule. I’m sure by now, you have all dug deep into your leftover Halloween […]
Homemade Food Makes a House a Home
As a writer on a parenting blog, I’m what you might call a sleeper candidate. My children like to joke that I’m a “slug mom” – as in, the opposite of the infamous “Tiger Mom” type. My laissez-faire parenting attitude springs from a cocktail that’s one part nostalgia for my casual Midwestern 1970’s childhood, one […]