How to Talk to Boys and Girls – and Their Parents

If you have children, or work with children every day, I challenge you to make it through one day without referring to the sex of any child. I am betting most could not make it through one hour. First, there

Parenting a Girl, a Boy…or a Child?

Parents-to-be think incessantly about the gender of their child. They imagine how their little girl will look and act, and how they will raise a girl. They imagine how their little boy will look and act, and how they will

My Mom’s Table vs. My Table

My mom has me beat hands-down when it comes to real food, and she sets a fine table, too! Here are the ways she blows me out of the water: Mom: Puts each food in a serving dish and passes

How I Fed My Kid

I have recently launched a kid into the big wide world. I have found myself thinking a lot about how I fared as a parent – what worked and what didn’t. Our household had just started transitioning to meal planning