
Raising Your Kids to Leave You
But I thought that the visit interrupted the natural flow of their scarce time away from home, when kids discover who they are when they’re not with their parents.

Creative Writing for the Mathy Scientist
I was surprised when my son invited me to the creative writing class presentation. This from a kid who, over the years, has stood in my home office surrounded by boxes of my books and declared, “Mom, I don’t know how you can be a writer. I hate writing.”

Two Words Never to Say to Someone Who’s Upset
“Calm down” doesn’t calm anyone down. It dismisses their feelings and concerns.

A Letter to the Peeta (20 and under) Generation of Men
You’re being raised to believe that girls can do anything and boys don’t have to do everything.

Your Kids’ Feelings Aren’t Wrong
Remember feelings aren’t wrong, even if they annoy you. Feelings aren’t wrong. Feelings are feelings.

Moms Don’t Matter So Much After All
Or maybe this Mom’s Time with the Kids Doesn’t Matter study if the very one we’ve been waiting for…

We’re Gonna Have Fun, Dammit!
So we go about the business of making memories, Instagramming and Facebooking them along the way as proof that we are excellent modern parents.