Getting Good Pictures of an Active Toddler

I’m the eldest sibling in my sibling set, and the old rule holds true for us at least: there are exponentially more photographs of me as a baby than either of my little sisters (probably combined). Of course, this was back in the film photography days, when snapping a picture...

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Five Books that Changed My Life as a Parent

I felt like I was a really good parent…before I had actual children. I considered myself particularly qualified by my 10 years as a Nanny, a home-school teacher, and pre-school teacher, and had developed a pretty sophisticated and well-researched parenting philosophy. It is no question that the time I spent nurturing,...

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When You and Your Spouse Disagree on Parenting

For the life of me, I wish I could help a sister out. By that, I mean I wish I had some magical advice, a pill to take, a breathing exercise, a Hail Mary of any kind, to help resolve the inevitable marital discord surrounding parenting. Not only for all...

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Avoiding Public Meltdowns with a Toddler

Today is the day that things have to go right. You have to be get out of the house and do some errands but your toddler has been…difficult…in public as of late. You’re packing things up and watching her carefully, trying to figure out what to do to ensure that this...