Summering and Mothering without Alcohol

The smell of bug spray permeates the air and the sunscreen bottles are eternally empty. We have to walk out the door 10 minutes before leaving to perform our elaborate spray routine before scooting to camp. Their caps are sweaty and their socks are muddy. The blow up pool has been rotated around he backyard …

Affirmations for kids (and adults too)

A few years ago I started doing affirmations for my kids each night at bedtime.  It was simple and you can read the post I wrote about it here - You are funny smart clever kind. I wrote that four years ago.  I remember when I started whispering these words in their ears at night, …

The Shift to Six Years Old

There's a shift in your child's life where you become more of an observer than a hands on involved every second spent hovering parent. It's not that you're not absolutely there and involved, it's just that they aren't as needy as they were and while it's a natural progression for all of us, it takes …