It was Tuesday at 3:47 PM when I officially hit rock bottom as a parent. I was on a client call, trying to sound professional while my two-year-old melted down because I wouldn’t give her the iPad. Again. The guilty whisper in my head got louder: You’re using screens as a babysitter. Sound familiar? Here’s … Read more
It was 10 a.m. on a Tuesday, and my 3-year-old had already emptied every cabinet in the kitchen, asked “why?” approximately 847 times, and was now staring at me with those big eyes that clearly said, “What’s next, Mom?” Sound familiar? Here’s what I’ve learned after countless days like this: most parents think they need … Read more
It was 3:17 PM on a Tuesday when I found myself desperately googling “how to entertain a 2-year-old” while my daughter Mia threw her fourth tantrum of the day. The rain was pounding against our windows, we’d already watched two episodes of Bluey, and I was running out of ideas faster than she was running … Read more