Our new baby gives me time for reflecting and it’s a perfect time of year to do so.

My parenting philosophy is rooted in always being open and honest with my kids.

If they have a question, I provide them an honest, truthful answer. My hope is they will learn that while they might not always like my answer, they can always trust me to provide them with accurate information.

With our third child due in six weeks, the topic of chemical pregnancies has come up repeatedly when chatting with other moms.

As October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, I wanted to take a moment to remember a special person we lost this year to a battle with breast cancer at the age of 36. Crystal Kramer was an acquaintance of mine and a dear friend to one of my best friends. She was a mom, wife, entrepreneur and one of the craziest people I’ve

It takes 21 days to break an old habit, or form a new one.

I read an article recently in Parenting Magazine called “The Absolute Truth About Vaccines.” Then I got a call from the CDC interested in my opinions about vaccines and what we have elected to do with our children, and the kicker: yesterday there was also some discussion on Modernmom.com about the

I cringe when I hear someone tell one of my single girlfriends that they need to be less picky if they are going to find a mate. In fact, I find it offensive enough that it makes me want to punch the antagonizer on my friend’s behalf. I can’t believe this is something that people feel like they can tell someone. I’ve heard it said multiple times to different friends or about different friends and I think we all need to just stop.

My Dad is a spitting image of Tim Allen - Tim Allen from Tool Time, how’s that for dating myself? Was the name of the show Tool Time or was that just the show on the show? Either way, my Dad is that character, although I’m not sure he would look as much like him, if their personalities didn’t seem so spot on.

When I asked my Dad if he knew what celebrity I thought he looked like, he said Pierce Brosnan (he’s going to kill me for saying that). But he’s kind of right, sort of, he’s a Pierce/Tim hybrid, with all "Tim the Tool Time" personality.

I was talking to a friend of mine the other day and she was relaying the struggles that she's had with her daughter and potty training.

I don’t know about you, but if there is one more headline about a celebrity, politician or athlete and their infidelity I’m going to sto