Parenting

In 1987, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed March Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. His proclamation called upon Americans "to provide the encouragement and opportunities necessary for people with developmental disabilities to reach their potential." He encouraged communities to develop programs and...

I’ve been coping with the fact that my daughter will be graduating from high school in May in the healthiest of ways - denial. I could have happily continued this course of action, but my plans were foiled this...

I've been on solo parenting duty for the past week, and still have a week to go. Already, I've handled a whole lot of situations. My 8-year-old, up way past her bedtime:: "Mommy, what exactly is sex, anyway?" And...

As moms, our minds go about a million miles an hour all day every day. We move from one task to another, because that is what we do. We are the keeper of the things, and the maker of...

I didn’t really know anyone when I moved to Houston. In those first few months in a new city, the most exciting events on my calendar were OB appointments. It didn’t matter—I was consumed with getting us situated anyway....

I swear I did not set out to be an internet pot stirrer. Not THAT day anyway. It was a post that I knew not every one of my followers would 'like' or heart, but it was far from...

Women now account for just under half of the labor workforce in the U.S. Women have earned the majority of bachelor degrees since the early 1980s. As of 2015, 70% of all mothers with children under 18 are...

We've all been there. Someone is crying {A kid? A husband? Yourself?} and you just do. not. know. what to do. For me, I usually call my dad and let him adult for me and decide what to do...

The last day of February each year is designated as Rare Disease Day. The purpose of the day is to bring awareness to the 1 in 20 people worldwide who will at some point live with a rare disease....

From the moment I found out I was pregnant with my first son, there were a series of scenes that would play in my head from time to time when I envisioned what motherhood would be like. The oldest...