
This Isn’t a Hobby. And Don’t Call Me a “Mommy Blogger.”
Chances are, you’d see that what we accomplished was similar to what journalists like her get done at “writer business trips.” (I know, because I keynoted one of them.)

How NOT to Talk to Your Kids about Boston
Besides the fact that nothing like what’s happening in Boston has ever happened before outside a John Le Carré novel, resist the urge to say, “When I was your age.”

Loving Mom Can Soften Effects of Harsh Discipline
Researchers found that a loving mother can help protect a child from “externalizing problems” caused by harsh discipline

Kids Who Avoid Risk Are More Anxious
In other words, the kids who avoided had more anxiety than the kids who didn’t.

Please Don’t Park Your Fire Truck at the End of My Driveway
As the fire trucks pulled up in front of my house around three yesterday afternoon, I thought what every busy mother would think: Please don’t block my driveway.