Do “little things” stress you out?

“I’ve been having the toughest time disciplining my son lately,” begins an email we received this week from the single mom of a three-year-old son. “He’s a very sweet kid,” she adds. “But he just doesn’t listen when I tell him to do — or not do — something.” For example, in the morning, she [...]

Saying goodbye

Rachel at Single Mom Seeking recently called me for some advice about sending off her daughter at the airport for her first mother-free trip — and I gladly gave her some suggestions here. Saying goodbye is something that parents need to learn how to do — over and over. Whether it’s the first day of [...]

Addiction or choice?

Sometimes things just hit you, right? This weekend when I went out to dinner, I was floored. The family at the next table — a mom with her two tween daughters — ordered their meals and immediately pulled out their iPhones. I tried not to stare, but each one of them was tap-tap-tapping away. They [...]