Only a parent of a teen knows the struggle. Yes, there have always been struggles between parents and their teens, but to say that we are pioneers of a new kind of parenting isn’t just our generation’s attempt to minimize the tough time parents of hippies or greasers or, I don’t know, Disney channel stars, […]
The Real Skinny on Baby Showers
As I was driving to my friend Jen’s baby shower, my daughter Emily asked, “Why do they call it a baby shower, anyway?” “I think it’s because when you become a new mom, you don’t get to take very many showers,” I said. “So we throw mommies-to-be one big shower before the baby comes.” Cue […]
Ten Tips for Staying at the Crystal Cove Cottages
Our family has been trying to snag a coveted cottage at Crystal Cove for over two years. Booking one of these historic homes turns out to be a mix of planning, persistence and dumb luck. Over the Christmas break we were able to stay at Cottage #19A with friends staying in two other cottages. Now […]
Recipe: Bunny Bait Popcorn
This sweet and salty holiday treat can be adapted for other special occasions by using different M&Ms — Reindeer Bait Leprechaun Bait — you get the idea. Bunny Bait Popcorn Author: Suzanne Moshenko Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 2 mins Total time: 12 mins This sweet and salty holiday treat can be adapted […]
Do you know how to check your teen’s Instagram messages?
For most parents Instagram seems simple enough to understand. Their teenagers post pictures or videos and their friends like or comment on them. Easy peasy. But there is most likely much more going on within your kid’s account. I conducted a spectacularly informal but still telling survey of parents. I asked them this: Did you know that […]
7 Pieces of Advice for Parents Going Through a Divorce
If you have gone through a divorce, you know how life-shattering the process can be. It’s not only for you; if you have kids, it can be equally devastating to them. Though I’m not a professional counselor, I do have the wisdom of someone who has come through a divorce and lived to tell about […]
FYI: iPhones don’t float
It was just a quick exchange. I was at a restaurant on the border of Nevada and California dropping off my kids with my parents, who live in the Silver State. They were taking them and my brother’s son for a week to do whatever grandparents do with their grandkids when their parents aren’t around. […]
Writing A Social Media Contract for Your Kids
Navigating your kid’s online and social media life can be overwhelming and often downright frustrating. For most of us we feel like we’re simply reacting to sticky, upsetting and sometime dangerous situations. In our defense this is all new to our generation of parents. We didn’t have anyone model to us how to teach our […]
“The Care and Keeping of You” book is best yet for young girls
It’s a fact–girls are starting to “develop” earlier. That’s what we called it in the late ’70s when my girlfriends and I were separated from the boys in our sixth grade class and shown an instructional film on menstruation. We were all given a packet of related goodies, like pads and tampons, and then sent […]
Thanks for the memories, Ruby
I was saddened to hear the news yesterday that Ruby’s Diner namesake and heart & soul “Ruby” had passed away. This was posted on the Ruby’s Diner’s Facebook page: It is with heavy hearts that we share this sad news. Ruby Cavanaugh, our beloved inspiration, passed away Sunday, December 27th at the age of 93. […]
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