by Sarah Rudell Beach | Dec 16, 2013
Many times I have shared with you the value of mantras – centering phrases, like “Let it be” or “It is what it is” – to sustain us during our parenting challenges. Our mantras remind us to breathe and not let our frustration take over. Most of the time, they work. But...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Dec 11, 2013
In the midst of the holiday season, you may feel you need Superhero strength to find the perfect gifts for your children. I don’t know if I can help you scale the Target toy aisle in a single bound, but I AM teaming up with some awesome and funny mommy bloggers to...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Nov 21, 2013
Next week, many of us will gather to celebrate Thanksgiving. We’ll decorate our tables with orange and red and brown candles, with leaves and turkeys and cornucopias, and perhaps men and women in grim black costumes. For Thanksgiving is a celebration of gratitude, the...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Nov 7, 2013
When I was a little kid, I thought my parents knew everything. And not just because they’re uber-smart. They just seemed to know everything about raising kids. My dad just knew the perfect stories to tell me before bed, like the stories he made up about a little girl,...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Oct 30, 2013
In our secular household, we haven’t established a bedtime routine with nightly prayers, or traditions like going to church on Sundays. But my daughter, now 7, is becoming aware that her friends go to church on Sundays, and we don’t. They say their prayers each night,...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Oct 27, 2013
It’s the last Monday of the month, so it’s time for the Brilliant Book Club! We’re continuing our discussion of Hilary Levey Friedman’s Playing to Win: Raising Children in a Competitive Culture. You can read the posts from my fellow Book Club...
