Three nine-year-old children were murdered in their classroom on Monday morning. Three nine-year-old children. Their beautiful faces captured our imagination through tragedy. Theirs are one more in a litany of…
On World Down Syndrome Day, Jillian Benfield, author of The Gift of the Unexpected, talks with me about whether it is hard to be the parent of a child with…
So a few weeks ago, Peter texted our family chat and asked everyone to share a screenshot of their screen usage numbers for the previous week. Screen Time Check-In I’m…
I was going to be the parent who holds all the lines. The no-cell-phones-until-high-school line. The dresses-that-look-your-age-for-the-middle-school-dance line. The only-one-sugary-treat-a-day-and-only-a-small-one-at-that line. And the common-sense-media-tells- me-all-I-need-to-know-about-what-you-should-be-watching-on-television line. These lines are intended…
All of us as parents walk a thin line between supporting our kids appropriately and offering them too much support. Honestly, it’s even harder to know the balance when your…
I’m always on the lookout for good table questions for family dinners. Recently, we asked: “What’s one area of your life that feels easy right now?” “What’s one area that…
I’ve been receiving some great questions from readers lately, and I wanted to share my answers to some of the questions that might apply to lots of us. Here’s the…
I have some advice for you! Here are three things I would do differently as the parent of a child with Down syndrome: 1. Pay more attention to self-care skills…
Marilee recently pulled out the measuring stick we use for our family and said, "Look at me in 2016! I've grown so much!" And then she said, "And look at…
What if we had a way to alleviate depression and anxiety, to protect against substance abuse and self-harm? What if there were answers to the mental health crises we are…
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