Growing up, I didn’t get along well with my brother. Two years younger than me, we were constantly competing for attention and the rivalry was pretty intense. Seriously intense. I hated him with passion, and it wasn’t until we were both out of the house and on our own that we made [...]

My weekly post at GNM Parents is up.    I thought Giggles was a good thing to think about in the last minute hecticness (is that a word) before Christmas.

Words are powerful tools. As a parent, I need to keep that thought at the forefront of my mind. We don’t realize sometimes how much weight our children assign to the words that come out of our mouths. Just a little bit of disapproval can really impact a little boy’s heart. [...]

A friend said something recently that got me thinking about funny things my dad does. He’s a big tree fanatic, and I mean big. In 1976 he and my mother planted one thousand blue spruce seedlings. Sadly 500 of them got mowed under by a farmer who was, uhhhh, not completely sober. [...]

Perhaps the boys aren’t the only ones with negative baggage about school.
Well.  If you were following the comments to my post about frustrating days last week, you’ll see some very wise words from Stu.  To get the whole thing, read the comments and also his article which I really appreciate.   Thanks for taking the time [...]

I had quite a serious conversation with TechnoBoy this week.
I don’t know what’s been going on with him lately, but his temper has been flaring at surprising moments. Like….I ask him to help me pick up an item off the floor. Or….I tell him that he has to eat fruit or veggies before [...]