Eat Together
How to reclaim the tradition of eating together at the family table.
These are busy days and most are over-scheduled with family members headed in...
College Bound: What To Know As They Go
Congratulations! Your son or daughter graduated from high school! Now, the freshman year of college is on your doorstep, and it’s a huge transition...
Babysitting Co-ops: The Sitter Solution
As a parent, your calendar is likely filled with field trips, soccer games, dance recitals, music lessons, pizza parties, and more. How come your...
You Can’t Make Me: Tips for Bringing Out the Best in Your Strong-willed Child.
For 22 years, 6 months and 21 days, I was a perfect parent. I knew exactly how to get babies to sleep, toddlers to...
Give Thanks: Kids Who Practice Gratitude Grow in Health, Happiness and Learning
My grandson D.J. performs a trick these days that makes us all melt. His dad calls out, “D.J., you’re welcome.” To which D.J. chirps,...
Summer Fitness For Bodies and Brains
It’s July…do you know where your kids are?
According to a new report, too many are indoors, eating junk, and losing ground in school.
Pointing to...
College, Connections, Career!
Networking tips to help college grads land their first job.
College graduation season is coming, launching a new crop of young adults seeking their first...
Decisions, Decisions: Michigan’s Expanding Public School Choices
Researchers estimate the average adult makes about 35,000 decisions a day. If that’s true, I’d guess that parenting decisions add a couple thousand a...
Top Finds In Toys
Some seasons feel like life in fast motion. Long before Labor Day, my little granddaughters have dog-eared catalogs of coveted Halloween costumes. Now, almost...