Last month my family attended a wonderful family wedding out in Sonoma: the weather was perfect, we got to see lots of family, and the bride looked beautiful. I was so honored and excited that all four of us were not only invited but also asked to be in the wedding party- our two young kids... Continue Reading →
Another live PodCast, this time with the wonderfully funny DJ Waldow at his amazing site on gdiapers, It Takes A Village To Raise A Parent. Episode Highlights: Some ways that Mercedes relates her experience in child psychiatry to her parenting, and vice-versa. Mercedes’s thoughts on some of the differences between boys and girls and the... Continue Reading →
I remember when I first heard about the Whole30 and laughed at how restrictive it was. Who could possibly do that for 30 days? Who would want to do that, ever? Then, something terrible happened right after my 34thbirthday. My metabolism abandoned me, abruptly and without warning. My fail-safe plan of exercising more when I... Continue Reading →
Maybe your kids slept well as infants or maybe they didn’t, but if you’re like every other parent I know, once your child hit the age of two or three — essentially about the time when they transition out of their crib — bedtimes become maddening. I think this is largely because the crib provides... Continue Reading →
Whether you are excited, outraged or just plain confused about this development, marijuana is now legal for recreational use in the state of California. Which leaves many of us wondering, what does this mean for our kids? How are we going to help them navigate yet another obstacle, another temptation? Well, the fact is, marijuana... Continue Reading →
I have spent a lot of time both personally and publically trying to figure out if I want to have more kids. It’s an achingly hard decision for many of us, especially when our spouses don’t always agree. But the other night, after holding a friend’s newborn and then finding myself looking at pictures of... Continue Reading →
A couple of years ago I read this mind-blowing article about being the “default parent.” If you haven’t read it, stop right now and read it. I kid you not, it is laughing-through-tears hysterical. If you’re too busy right now to click on a link, as I often am, then here’s a quick summary: the... Continue Reading →
After doing some very informal research on Valentine’s Day, I noticed that the word “martyr” kept popping up. According to Wikipedia, the original Valentines were the Valentine of Rome and the Valentine of Terni, who were honored for their martyrdom in the early first century. Which got me thinking: wait a minute, this holiday is... Continue Reading →
Moms, we are in a crisis. We are losing our confidence. And who can blame us? Everywhere we turn - books, TV, blogs, social media, random people at the grocery store - we are being told we need to do our “job” better. We need to parent differently. Sometimes the message we hear is: We... Continue Reading →
This interview is with a mom who is a big inspiration to a lot of us on the peninsula. Erin Paruszewski is a wife, mother of two girls (ages 3 and 6), and the owner of Alkalign Studios, a fitness and health company with two studios in the Bay Area and two in Irvine and... Continue Reading →
Some Thoughts are Better Left Unsaid 