Nutrition talk is abuzz in our house. My policy has always been to let the kids take the lead in this endeavor. I've shied away from making every conversation in the kitchen about food and nutrition--for obvious reasons. But lately, the girls have had...

Today is Sunday, one of my favorite days of the week. Fortunately, this is a quiet day for our family. Today, my girls are washing their clothes in preparation for the school week, homework is getting tackled, and the house is tidied. All in the effort to...

I have to share a little kitchen conversation I had with my daughter after school earlier this week. She was in a grouchy mood and somewhat oppositional. Something was really bothering her, I could tell. And out it came. "Why do we always eat...

This is the final installment in our Your Child’s Development series. We’ve covered infancy, toddlerhood and the grade-school years, and now we’re taking on adolescence (13 years- 19 years). This child development series takes a look at typical...

This is the third installment in our Your Child's Development series. We've covered infancy and toddlerhood, and now we're taking on the grade-schooler (5 years- 12 years). This child development series takes a look at typical development and how it...