Big Picture Parenting

A few summers ago my three oldest daughters went on a trip to Europe alone. They were 19, 18 and 16 at the time. Most people who heard about...

One of the amazing things about life is that sometimes no matter how right we are, we are actually wrong. That may seem like an odd statemen...

I had an awful exchange with one of my kids recently - I missed every parenting mark in the book, I forgot to start with praise, tell them a...

Many parents have heard the research these days about how the frontal lobe isn’t fully developed in teenagers.   Historically it was belie...

Recently I had a dilemma with a child where I had to get to the bottom of something and I knew my child wasn’t being completely honest with ...

I sometimes wonder if I’m alone in wondering how relevant I am in life. It’s something people are too afraid to admit most of the time but l...

I've had several discussions over the past year where a friend would tell me something that their child was displaying and a red flag we...

I think most parents have had some version of the following conversation- child did something wrong and parent says “say your sorry” and chi...

So a new year just began this week for those who observe the Jewish calendar and it got me thinking about New Years resolutions and changing...

For those of you who follow the media, this past week had yet another case of an educator who sadly had problems with child pornography and ...

Before I start, wanted to say sorry I missed last week - I got the unique opportunity to get away from everything for a few days and I soake...

Last week we discussed how to ease our transition into the start of the school year. This week I wanted to toss out a few ideas of how to ma...

We’re at that time of year where some parents are counting the seconds until the kids go back to school and routine and others are dreading ...

Sometimes, a topic comes to me from so many places it is almost like the universe is giving me a message and I just need to listen and heed ...

About 14 years ago, my husband came up with a gift idea for me - he gave me a yoga class, along  with the promise that he'd come home an...

I’m really lucky in my own life to have formed some strong connections and to have really good friends. And despite that, even as an adult t...

What I’m about to discuss is sensitive and difficult for so many people. Eating issues and disorders are rampant in communities across the s...