Ages + Stages

Wasn’t it just yesterday that we stood at the kitchen counter together carefully arranging Santa’s cookies on the platter and pouring him a glass of milk? It’s during the most wonderful time of the year that it hits us how...

What Now?I remember those first day pictures of Kindergarten and every year after that. I remember the exciting holiday parties at school, bringing special treats to school on your kid’s birthday, and signing up to be Room Mom in...

When was the last time you had a real conversation with a girlfriend? Not a text exchange. Not an email. Not a social media comment. But a heart to heart? So Many Tasks As busy moms, we can get swept up...

We’ve all felt it. When the last baby is on his/her way; it’s the last first you’ll ever do. I was talking to my best friend over the phone, and she told me her sister texted her to wish...

Sometimes we get our biggest and best lessons during unexpected times. What happens when parenting takes the unexpected? You embrace it the best you can. Unexpected Lessons Five years ago I was pregnant for the first time. I found out I...

I wasn’t planning to tell my 5 and 7 year olds about what happened recently in Buffalo. But a couple days after the shooting, I couldn’t mask the rage I felt. My kids noticed it, and at first I...

SUMMER is coming. What are your PLANS?? This is the question I keep hearing among moms. And for the first time in years, I don’t have a concrete plan (mostly because I’ve been busy with book events and other ambitions). A...

One day, our grandkids and great-grandkids will ask our children, “What was it like wearing a mask to school every day?” What I Will Remember After nearly two years of mask mandates, in March, most California students returned to unmasked learning,...

To My Graduate: I wish you confidence to relentlessly chase your dreams even when they scare you. I wish you peace to recalibrate and reconnect. I wish you the laughter that bonds you with new friends for life. I wish you courage to...

To convince your child to go diaper-free, you’ll need the right supplies: A potty chair she’s willing to sit on, a stool to reach the bathroom sink, and a couple packs of big-kid underpants are obvious necessities. Another key...