No parent ever wants to hear “I knew you’d be mad but I wanted the girls to like me” or “I tried to say no, but Jake wouldn’t listen.” But…
Author: Victoria Winterhalter
Victoria Winterhalter
Victoria Winterhalter is a mother, teacher, reader, and writer on the education and environment beats for RFM. She has been with RFM since its founding in 2009 and has contributed photos and written numerous articles on education, parenting, and family travel.
According to Michele Borba, “The word clique strikes terror in the heart of every parent.” This tight group of friends, reluctant to welcome newcomers, can be tough to break into…
If you’re looking for ways to help your kids survive the social jungle, then you might want to check out Michele Borba’s book, Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me: The…
When our kids were young, we had to do everything for them. For this reason, taking care of toddlers is often easier than letting go of teenagers. But Wendy Mogel…
Party planning is in my blood. My mother was a mastermind who could bring any theme to life. Luau. Hoedown. Olympics. When I turned five, she transformed our house into…
I remember the first time my younger daughter said, “I hate you!” While naturally it hurt my feelings, the fact that my three-year-old looked adorable stomping her foot and scrunching…
I love it when my husband goes out of town. I tuck my kids into bed, work on the computer for a few hours, and read my book, without a…
In her first book, The Blessings of a Skinned Knee, author Wendy Mogel, focused on the early years of childhood, emphasizing the need to resist overprotection of our children. She…
While The Overscheduled Child by Alvin Rosenfeld and Nicole Wise tries to avoid giving advice because they believe “there is no single right way to raise a family,” at the…
While at the doctor’s office this week, I overheard an older woman discussing the upcoming finale of America’s Got Talent. The woman explained that even though she thought Jackie Evancho,…
In their chapter, Custom Kids, Rosenfeld and Wise explore how we strive to make our children into who we want them to be or think they should be rather than…
After making the decision to cut back on afterschool activities, I decided to continue down this precarious path and try something else that had escaped me as of late –asking…
