This is a short story. It runs in the family on both sides for generations: We are short people. I found my husband online. I don't admit that often. He is - as he and his profile and his photo described - funny, charming, kind, creative, hard-working, music-loving and handsome with a great smile. All was true but for this one thing: his profile stated that he was 5'3". I … [Read more...] about A Growing Concern: Teaching My Little One Height Doesn’t Matter
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Growing Pains: My Not-So-Little Little Girl
Well, the kid is back. After seven weeks away at sleep-away camp, she's arrived safely home, and our family is finally together again. I won't go on again about how much I missed her, or about how hard it was to have her gone for so long, or even about how annoyed I was that she only wrote me three letters all summer (one of which was written solely to complain that … [Read more...] about Growing Pains: My Not-So-Little Little Girl
It Takes a Team
I just got back from a weekend in Santa Monica with my girlfriends. A rare get together with two of my college friends, one living in Toronto and the other in Melbourne, Australia and me in Chicago. The three of us at some point have all lived together and though oceans and borders separate us now, getting together again was like we had never been apart. … [Read more...] about It Takes a Team
Sports Team Burnout: When It’s Time to Cut Back on the Lessons and Leagues
Be it soccer or swimming, tennis or baseball, year 'round training or participation on too many teams can lead to burnout and overuse injuries which are on the rise, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. An estimated 45 million youth between the ages of six and 18 ... Be it soccer or swimming, tennis or baseball, year 'round training or … [Read more...] about Sports Team Burnout: When It’s Time to Cut Back on the Lessons and Leagues
Spending More Time with Your Children: A New Years Resolution You Can Keep
If you're like many people, you've put spending time with your family at or near the top of your New Year's resolution list. Now you're wondering how you can possibly do it--you're over-extended, overwhelmed, and exhausted most of the time. You mainly just want to get through what has to be done today. It doesn't take much to fall short in the resolution department--a request … [Read more...] about Spending More Time with Your Children: A New Years Resolution You Can Keep