The Parenting Portal

How some parents (un)willingly raise intolerant children

An Essay on Tantrums, Charm and the Future

And how to take your kid from passive to active interest today

And how to do it even if you are pants with money

In a sense, we have two brains, two minds, and two different kinds of intelligence; rational and emotional.

Empowering Children to Become the Heroes of Their Own Stories

Keeping Your Little Ones Safe Doesn’t Have to Be Overwhelming

I Don’t Think We Want That Out of the Cage

A simple fine time

Becoming the better version of yourself starts with ‘you’.

Having a child has impacted my career in ways I never imagined

It turns out, I’m surprisingly okay with it

A temporary moment of insanity, where I wish my children could remain small

When I Want to Discipline… But Not Like That!

7 helpful tips from 20 years as a school librarian, classroom teacher & mother

Beside Every Clear Street, There’s a Huge Pile of Dirty Snow That Won’t Melt

My children adore their father and their father adores them

Unpacking the homework horror battle kids face daily

Until I let them go.

A boy on the cusp of teenagerhood

This one is short(ish) but sweet….

On using relatable ideas to meet my kids on their level, rather than watch them follow clues that lead to a brick wall

Empowering Children Through Practical Freedom and Trust

How my child coped with his train of loose teeth (and how I coped, too)