Posts tagged parenting

We all want our daughters to be independent, financially empowered and have healthy financial lives as they become adults. But this doesn’t happen by accident. …

For some parents, as soon as their children are born, they start thinking of buying the first lacrosse stick, tap shoes, soccer cleats, or ski …

Marie Curie, Ada Lovelace, Florence Nightingale, Grace Hopper. All of these women were all innovators –but how did they get there? Who encouraged them? What …

Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them. May we raise them? How do I raise a …

The unofficial “last weekend” of summer is here and many of us are {easing?} back into fall routines. Earlier wake-ups. Practices. Packed lunches. Homework. Morning …

I have to start by saying that until recently I’ve been a little smug about how little time my kids spent with screens.  When discussing …

You are special, you’re the only one, you’re the only one like you. There isn’t another in the whole wide world who can do the …

We all want our kids to be happy, fulfilled and engaged their full potential — wherever their talents may lie. But navigating today’s parenting waters …

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to raise kind kids. {Blame Katie’s musings….} We all teach our kids rote ‘polite’ motions like saying …

My dad is a seriously cool dude.  A guy who once played an impromptu jam session in a dive bar on the south side of …