Tag: communication
Kid Words are the Best Words
Merriam-Webster added 520 new words or expanded definitions to the dictionary in January 2021, some of which are signs of progress like “Second Gentleman”...
Distress Tolerance Parenting
To preface, I am a first-time mother to an 18-month-old daughter, so I won’t pretend to have all the answers. I do know what...
Is Tracking My Child a Benefit or a Burden?
Should I be tracking my child? And to what degree? Parents now have access to numerous apps that provide real-time tracking of locations, driving...
What to Say to Future Foster Parent
When my husband and I decided becoming foster parents was our path to parenthood, we weren't sure how everyone would react. Some parents have a...
Teaching Kids to Self Advocate
As an educator, I’m constantly encouraging my students to advocate for themselves, for their interests and needs. With this crazy school year and full...
Sparking Connection with Your Significant Other
A year ago, as the entire world seemed to shut down, my husband and I experienced a significant increase in our togetherness.
At the time,...
Embracing Autism and Listening to Autistic Voices
When my son was diagnosed as being autistic two years ago, I thought I understood what that meant. I thought it meant communication delays,...
Baby Talk is Important Conversation
When I was in graduate school, I was told babies are born knowing all the sounds of all the languages in the world. Infants...
Technology Troubles
Phones and screen time. These have been big topics in our household lately. And not quite for the reason you'd think. My husband and...
How to Write a Fabulous (and Eye Roll Free) Holiday Card
When I was a little kid, I was big into having pen pals and making and sending cards. As an adult, this has translated...
Favorite Apps for Social Moms on Social Media
This spring, with sudden school closures, many of us found ourselves constantly entertaining and teaching our kids, and with school ramping back up, we...
Can Our Relationships Survive This Election?
Every time is the same with this one distant relative. I get a notification that I have a new Facebook message and it happens...
Relationships: Good at Fighting
I don’t want to brag, but I’m a pretty epic fighter. Master manipulator. Stoic stonewaller. Jedi justifier. Couples having a hard time in quarantine?...
Listening, A Powerful Elixir
Putting a hippo to bed
I’m putting my 3-year-old to bed. I’m ready for lights out right when he informs me he’s a hippo. “Uh...
Communicating with Your Spouse
We have been married 10+ years, and I still find myself fighting sometimes for my husband to talk to me after a disagreement. I...
