“We can all help create a more comfortable Halloween environment.”
Special Needs Mom Shares Tips For Creating A More Inclusive Halloween
Dear Newfound College Parents, Do Not Rescue Your Children
“Roughly 8 ½ out of 10 of us will get a phone call from a super miserable college kid. You must under no circumstances do the very thing you feel you need to do in your soul…rescue them.”
How To Teach The Beauty Of Every Skin Color, Language & Culture While Your Kids Are Still Young
“We get to raise children who will prioritize love and compassion. And for me, that is the absolute greatest privilege.”
My Kids Aren’t Spoiled, They’re Loved
“People would always say, ‘If you go to your baby every time they cry, you’re spoiling them.’ Yet every time they cried, all I could think was, ‘If I don’t soothe them, who will?’”
I Invited The Mom Of My Child’s Bully Out For Coffee
“Sometimes we ask for the things we get in life. Sometimes we don’t. But all the time, we don’t know what other people are going through unless we listen.”
Parents, Please Teach Your Children About Differently-Abled People
“If you don’t teach your child about kids like mine, I’ll teach my child about kids like yours.”
I Put My Child On A Leash, And It Shouldn’t Be Controversial
“Before I became a mom, I would’ve been the person that said, ‘I will NEVER put my child on a leash, he’s not a dog!’ And then I became a mother.”
Dear Moms, Don’t Let Your Phones Distract You From The Good Stuff
“Mommy, please put down your phone because, well…I miss you.”
My Bi-Racial Family Has To Fight Against Racism Every Day
“Racism is built on little assumptions and small biases that make people of color out to be ‘aggressive’ or ‘suspicious.’”
Immunocompromised Kids Deserve A Fighting Chance, So Please Stay Home
“Pretend this is your child just for one second. Now imagine knowing that the fate of your child is largely in everyone else’s hands.”