Parenting

I never expected to be raising white children. I pictured countless other cultural and racial backgrounds. I’d always planned on adoption, and expected to diversify our already multiracial family more. My goal was, in part, to confuse people so...

“They are the best of friends, the worst of enemies” was my response when friends and strangers would ask me how my 4 and 2-year-old boys get along. Do you know what I mean? They love each other so...

Two Columbus Moms Blog contributors, Helen Bosacki and Aaron Taylor, discussed their take on the all-important birthday party. At home or rent a place? Just family, just friends, or both? Goodie bags or not? The answers to these questions...

Christmas is everything to my family. Growing up it was the one day that I felt unapologetic about the gifts received and the joy it brought. Given that Santa brought them, I knew my parents weren't burdened by the...

Cold and flu season is on the horizon! Prepare now while you feel well for those days when you and/or your family may be under the weather! We've all been there. Your spouse has already left for work and you...

Maybe it's because I'm a habitual procrastinator. Maybe it's because I don't enjoy wrapping presents nor the crowded stores. Maybe it's because I'm tired of cleaning and storing our "stuff." Whatever the reason, I've been giving the gift of...

Anyone who has or is a loved one of someone who has a birthday around the holidays knows that we come with a lot of baggage. My birthday is within three days of Christmas. I had a hard time...

In the digital world we live in today, screen time is pretty unavoidable for anyone. Besides TV and movies, we have tablets, iPads, smartphones, video games, computers, and more among our electronic options. We know that extended screen time...

Enough. With. The. Fundraisers.  Today, as I picked up my second grader from school, she excitedly told me: "Mom, we had an assembly today to talk about selling things, and if I sell two things, we get to go to...

Baking cookies. Finding and decorating the perfect Christmas tree. Terrorizing your children with escapades of a deranged elf. These are cherished holiday traditions that families across America partake in. While it’s fun to look back and remember good times, I...