by Sophia van Buren She sat there on the couch across from me, arms crossed, chin slightly jutting out from her face, her sharp features contorted into a look of disapproval. Her pale blue eyes looked sternly into mine, like a mother admonishing a child. It was a look I’d seen before, many times. Every [...]
by Kristina Lakes I don’t understand IEP’s. If you are blessed enough to not have a child on one, you might not know that it stands for Individualized Education Plan. Basically, it means that if your child has “special needs,” he or she will receive curriculum accommodations in school. This could be anything from getting [...]
by Sophia van Buren For the past eight years, I’ve adopted and grown into both the idea and reality of being a role reversal model of the mother as the non-custodial parent, but if current trends continue, the percentage of non-custodial parents will shrink. That is because recent trends indicate that more progressive state laws are [...]
by Betsy McMillin Happy 2012 to all my readers! When another year approaches, parents always look ahead with a fresh, new perspective, hoping that the New Year will bring better parenting. More patience, more fun times together, more understanding, more effective parenting techniques, more love all the way around. I am no different. We recently [...]
by Betsy McMillin This article is my Holiday gift to you. No advice, no deep thoughts, just the gift of a thought: “Thank God I don’t have to travel with six kids.” Many of you will be traveling soon, by car, plane, train. And yes, we all have our horror stories of that awful trip: [...]
by Betsy McMillin Definition of tween dating: “Awkwardly walking down the hall at school together.”—an anonymous (but very cool) tween So…. when can I, technically, “date?” This from my almost thirteen-year-old son. Okay, I’ll say it… that makes him twelve. And he didn’t mean walking down the hall together. If those dating words, heard for the first [...]
Sophia van Buren I resisted the urge to look up and scan the audience, but the temptation was just too great. At least it didn’t take long to find her. She was sitting alone and motionless in the stands about 30 rows above the high school gymnasium court. For someone who I was accustomed to [...]
by Betsy McMillin I am feeling a great deal of parental guilt lately. My eight-year-old daughter has a medical (non-life threatening) condition. She is being tested for a learning disability as well. She is a sweet, bright, funny, happy, silly, shy little girl with an imagination that takes our entire family to hilarious, interesting places. [...]
by Betsy McMillin I am raising four girls ages three to fifteen, and I am scared. Cautiously optimistic, yet wary and scared. Every day I, along with countless other parents of young girls, face obstacles that interfere with raising confident, positive, body-image- strong, healthy girls. It starts early in the day as my three-year-old watches [...]
by Betsy McMillin Okay Parents. Time to face facts. According to many studies, you have a favorite child. Never mind that studies don’t know you or your kids or your family unit. Chances are pretty good that whether you are able to admit it or not, you (we) all have one child that stands out [...]
