Trending The school’s phone number popped up on my caller ID on that Tuesday, the third week of school. What I didn’t suspect was that it would be the school counselor telling me my daughter had just had an anxiety attack. She explained that Kelsey, my sixth-grader,...
Gratitude from parents this week: Once school starts I won’t miss these texts: Ryan stole my iPad, Emma ate my leftover pizza, Kyle won’t tell me the Wi-Fi password. Stephanie, my carpool partner, is taking the morning run. She alreadygave my sleepy middle...
Tween Times School’s starting, and the contrast between summer’s casualness and school’s structure is palpable. Your child and you are not strangers to this overnight dichotomy. This makes now prime time for chatting about how the school year will play...
Tween Times I am coaching some very cool adolescents this summer. Each one is amazing. Here is one’s story about being bullied. A few of his classmates called him “goat” the year before. He hated it. He felt picked on, embarrassed, and helpless. Some relief came when...
Trust Your Gut Trust your gut We Share This Strength “Mom, the new girl, Lauren, asked me to spend the night tonight. She’s so much fun. Can I? Please?” Anna asks. Her mom’s intuition pings; her stomach twitches; she’s keenly on alert....
Sorry, Miss Manners Sorry, Miss Manners I had to pee when I took my sister’s call. The longer we chatted, well, you know, the more I had to go. Then I started laughing at her adventure of boarding the wrong plane outside during a rain storm in the dark. Her seat...
