...I have seen many students in our early childhood program at school who literally do get 'dumped' here by their NON-working moms because some say their children are 'bored' at home... More >>

...When my daughter was in the first grade, her best friend's family bought a large new house. Both parents worked, and my daughter's friend bragged incessantly about having the biggest, best house in the neighborhood... More >>

...I felt like I was trying to raise other parents' children who didn't have time for them because they were too busy working... More >>

I need to get this off my chest for all the parents who think it is okay to put their kids in daycare. My wife has always been a stay-at-home mom, and we did what we had to to make that work... More >>

I was raised in the liberal Boston area. We were all supposed to have it all. Well, after having kids, I did work periodically: once using an institutional daycare center. My youngest, 18 months at the time cried for 1 week straight. More >>

In a conversation with some moms from school about cleaning up kids' messes, I told them that due to a prior 'Sharpie transgression,' the permanent marking version of that product is outlawed in our house and being caught with one is a serious offense... More >>

...Since I was a little girl, I've always wanted to be a stay-at-home mom, yet today's social climate makes me feel like that's not an achievable goal anymore... More >>

...Women need to understand that satisfaction in doing a good job doesn't mean they have to push papers around for someone else and earn a paycheck... More >>

My husband's co-worker ran into a local police officer at the store one day...The officer proceeded to talk to him about the crazy incident involving his 2-3 year old... More >>

...As I was reading to my little ones, a very well-dressed mother and her three-year-old son who was clutching a toy airplane hurriedly walked by us. The mother dropped her son off at the daycare, and he immediately started screaming... More >>