A mother's love begins when her child is in utero.  

A mother worries about what she eats, how she sleeps, and what she does and does not do during pregnancy in order to protect her baby in utero.

And while there are mothers who have friends who host  baby showers...

Mothers are fierce in their love and protection of their offspring.  No one can advocate for a child better than his/her mom.  So it was today when I went to my daughter's school to advocate for her.  

ADHD is a diagnosis that can't be "cured" with a pill...

When you are daydreaming about parenthood, you think about all the amazing discussions you will have with your child, how you will discuss the important aspects of life, how you will advise and encourage, how you will educate and inspire...  Then you actually become a...

How empowering it was for the students who walked out of school this week to protest the lack of gun control in our country.  They said loud and clear, "Enough!"

When you're a kid, you don't have much control.  Adults are the ones in control.  But when 17 students and t...

17 innocent people were gunned down at their high school in Florida by a 19 year old expelled former student with a history of violence and mental illness.  The gunman used a semi automatic weapon, and in 6 minutes he destroyed lives and trust and made us again questio...

"Should I....?"  

It doesn't matter what comes after those two words, because the damage is already done.  Should is a word that I think needs to be banished from our vocabulary.  

Why?  Let me explain...

Scenario: 

It's Friday night, and you are invited to a party...