When Danielle Dick became a parent, she realized most of the messages about parenting don’t follow her field of study. “The messages are one size fits all. Parenting is important,…
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by Paige Peake Foster care gives children and teens a home they need and deserve as they move from one chapter in their lives to another. A supportive and nurturing…
Death is inevitable and loss can be devastating. Melissa Face offered her own strategies for managing grief with kids and talked to local families, too.
Shopping for school supplies is a big deal. If you’re not buying supplies for your own kids, here are a few ways to support teachers and other families!
As any teacher will tell you, the first few weeks of school after the summer break can be tough in the classroom. After a few months of summer fun, many…
There’s a powerful message in this book, and I wish I’d heard it right out of the motherhood gate. When my family saw Katherine Wintsch’s book, Slay Like a Mother:…
My girls are four and two, and we have been reading since day one. When they were born, I pledged to read them a different book each day throughout…
Jeff Katz, WRVA radio personality, wrote this touching letter to his disabled daughter, Julia, on her fifteenth birthday. Jeff said parents of disabled children experience these sorts of emotions on…
When I had my first baby, my husband and I had recently moved far away from our families. As you might imagine, I desperately needed some mom friends. Joining a…
Every December, I insist my children share some of their old toys to make room for new ones. While the task works well when the holidays are approaching, the philosophy…
In Glow Kids by Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, he builds the persuasive case that screen addiction is hijacking our kids and that parents need to break the trance. Citing a plethora…