Parenting Perspectives

Ever since I was in High School, I was one of those people who had a ton of acquaintances - but only a few close friends.  That trend followed me into my college and through post-college life.  My two...

I'm the first daughter in my family to move to a different state in at least five generations. That's right, I have broken a tradition dating back to the 1800s. Southern guilt is real, and it follows me like...

Parenting is hard. Calming your erratic and emotionally explosive offspring without losing your own temper can be even harder. When a warning doesn't work, it can be very frustrating and perplexing to reason with a hopped-up toddler. Obviously, we...

It's nice to have a support system, but when that support system becomes nothing more than a toxic environment it's time to cut your losses.  I belonged to several online parenting groups through social media. I won't name names here,...

"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love" This is one of my favorite quotes. It's one I say to myself constantly. Or try to. And more importantly, try to live. We do many grubby,...

I’ll never forget the day (over 10 years ago) when my husband comes home with our 2-year-old very distraught (the husband not the kid!). They had been at a splash pad/ playground and I had stayed home with the...

I'm no stranger to high stakes early entry kindergarten. That's where I started my teaching career, years and years ago. I had a class full of young children that were academically ready for kindergarten, but I would always think what...

Valentine's Day can invoke a lot of different feelings for a lot of different people. Primarily, the argument against that I consistently hear, is something along the lines of, "I don't need a holiday to love my wife, I...

I sat quietly by myself in our favorite booth, the one right next to the large glass window that overlooked the play area. As I sipped my iced tea and straightened up from our meal I watched as both...

The last two years of navigating the schools and academic decisions for our families have been both challenging and quite frankly, really confusing. At times there seems to be no great option for our children. But at the end...

Why are parent's so judgmental of each other? I hear judgmental remarks on everything from potty training to drinking water without a sip cup. Why are people so quick to judge when we are all just doing the best we...

Being a mom is really hard sometimes. Being an adult is really hard sometimes.  Keeping it all together is really hard sometimes. I’ve been making an effort, though, lately, to show my kids how hard I work. The home tasks...

We asked Madeline what surprised her most about Motherhood and her response was, "how much love I have to give. How it came so naturally." This beautiful session with Madeline and her son was captured by Katie of Katie Woodard...