Clik here to view.
When Your Little Girl’s Best Friend Leaves for College
Typically when your child’s best friend leaves for college, they too are headed out into the great beyond or will be in a year or so. It’s sad, but they have their own adventures on the horizon to keep...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 Ways Working at Home Ruins You for Office Life
What? You want me to leave the house? I had a realization the other day that floored me. I haven’t worked in an office in five years – at least not unless you count the corner of my dining room table...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Movie Night Saved My Family
We’ve hit upon another milestone that none of the parenting books prepare you for: when your kids discover their room. It’s not that they didn’t know it was there or even that the didn’t enjoy spending...
View ArticleClik here to view.
We’re Talking to Our Kids About Head Lice All Wrong
The letter arrived from school last week. “A case of head lice was reported in your child’s classroom.” I immediately started to scratch at my head, as one does when two of the most terrifying words in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Giveaway: ‘Boxtrolls’ Original Soundtrack
The Boxtrolls stomped into theaters this past weekend, carrying with it a quirky story of unusual family, and the sort of animation that we just don’t see enough of in the day of slick over-produced...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why That Photographer Is Lying on the Ground
Another shot of me just doing what I do with that camera! A photo appeared on Facebook this week of me. I’m sitting in the middle of the road, one leg thrown out to the side, the foot up and rooted to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Giveaway: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Diamond Edition Blu-Ray
For years, Disney has fed us tales of heroes and heroines, where good triumphs over evil, and that’s all kids need to know. Then came this summer’s Angelina Jolie powered hit, Maleficent. And...
View ArticleClik here to view.
If You’re a ‘Full-Time Mom,’ What Am I?
“I’m a full-time mom.” It’s a phrase you see a lot on the Internet, especially on parenting websites where mothers go – all too often – to make themselves feel better by ripping someone else down....
View ArticleClik here to view.
6 Netflix Hacks for Parents
Have you signed into your Netflix account recently? Wait. Dumb question. Of course you have. The latest figures show Netflix is responsible for one third of the streaming traffic on the Internet in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brittney & Josh: An Engagement Session
A lot of photographers have a lot of props in their arsenal. I confess I have a few favorites myself. But when I’m going out on a shoot, I always want to focus on the subject … and that means looking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Make a No-Carve Panda Pumpkin
Confession time: I have never carved a pumpkin. I’ve decorated them, but somehow I’ve just never gotten my hands all covered in pumpkin guts to celebrate Halloween. And this year, thanks to a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Scared of Ebola? Get Your Flu Shot
It was only a matter of time before Ebola made its way to New York State, and it’s official. A doctor named Craig Spencer has the dubious honor of being the Empire State’s first official Ebola case....
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 Confounding Mysteries of Parenthood
Before my child was born, I thought I had parenting figured out… as does every other child-free person in America. If you discipline your kids, they will listen, and you will turn out model citizens...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Giveaway: Giada De Laurentiis ‘Recipe for Adventure’ Boxed Set
When I was a kid, reading was a means of escape. We didn’t have television in our house, and the internet was but a glint in Al Gore’s eye (kidding, kidding). All I had was books to take me away on an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Giveaway: LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
If there’s one thing I can count on in my family, it’s that when a new LEGO video game has hit store shelves, my husband and kid will both be lined up to get their hands on the newest title. The LEGO...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Give Modern Parents a Little Credit: We’re Doing Something Right
I’m starting to cringe when I hear a sentence begin with “well, when I was a kid.” I know what’s coming next: a diatribe about the current state of American childhood, and some high and mighty judgment...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Giveaway: Frozen Sing-Along Edition Blu-Ray DVD Combo
If there’s one thing we have all learned in the past year or so it’s this: you can’t watch Frozen without singing. Sure, you can try. But then someone else in the room will start humming, and pretty...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 9 People Parents Dread the Most
It was on the drive home from the hospital after my daughter was born nine years ago when I realized just how scary the world is. Every other car on the roadway was an accident waiting to happen as we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why I Don’t Want to Be My Kid’s Best Friend
When my daughter was small — or smaller than she is now at 9, anyway — she would often tell me that I was her best friend. It was sweet, and I savored the love of a little girl who had yet to spread...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Not to Be a Jerk to the Snow Plow Driver This Winter
Winter is back — whether we welcome the old man or not. He’s brought his old friends snow, sleet, ice, and incompetent driving. We could probably do without them all, but it’s the last one that’s truly...
View Article
