Parenting

Sometimes, I look around and wonder where my first baby went – I know it’s my job to encourage toddler independence but… who is this …

We try to go apple picking several times each fall. I am a pushover for fresh apples, strolling through orchards, and can I say it? …

We’re leaf-peepin’, maze-minding, rock-climbing, apple-picking people. There’s so much fun here in Connecticut this fall… I figured I’d better share photos before it’s over! First …

Creating good conversation doesn’t happen by magic. I’ve already experienced asking my son what we did at homeschool that day, only to have him say, “Nothing.” (Which when you’re both the teacher and the parent is especially painful!).

It’s only when we reach deep and ask specific open-ended questions we can lean in and unearth those good things we suddenly discover are worth sharing.

Wow. Did summer throw you way off your routines? For us, I feel it does more than most families, because when summer hits, there’s suddenly …