Because I Said So
On the Road
By David Carr

The holidays are, of course, a great time to unplug from all the hubbub and come together without the pressure of having to be here or there. But this past year, we took all the downtime and turned it into a sprint.

Tween/Teen Times
Keeping Teens Healthy
By Julie Pfitzinger

There is little doubt that today’s teens have a lot on their plates. School, homework, sports, extracurricular activities and part-time jobs keep them hopping and can be especially tough to handle when teens are sleep-deprived and nutritionally challenged on a fairly regular basis.

as they grow
The Catch and Release Parent
By Leslie Watson

This past October, our family joined a weekend “retreat to the woods” with a group from our church. As is now the global standard, the weather was unseasonably warm, the days as golden as the forest around us, so that people moved fluidly between indoors and out.

Learning Curve
College Visits 10 Tips to Prepare Yourself & Your Teen
By Gina Roberts-Grey

A child’s senior year of high school finds him teetering on the threshold of adulthood.  As if the pressure of maintaining his grades, having the responsibility of driving safely, and ...

Let's Go!
Winter Fun at the Farm
By Annie O’Brien

So we are sitting around the dining room table, having accomplished the rare feat of a relaxed family dinner, when my son announced, apropos of nothing, “You know Mom, vacations in summer don’t mean much to kids.”