Parenting Perspectives

Hello fellow mom. Are you busy? Me too. Do things come up out of nowhere for you? Me too. Do you make commitments that you wish you wouldn’t have? ME TOO. Life is insane most of the time! Ghosting. New title,...

April is Celebrate Diversity Month, so we are resharing a post about the beauty in our differences.   Kids are so impressionable, curious, optimistic. “Intrusive” questions and stares mortify parents but with proactive conversation and patient responses to innocent inquiries, our...

Your previously-scheduled summer vacation is canceled, so now what? Last fall, after researching and debating and weighing all the options, my husband and I pulled the trigger on booking our first family Disney vacation for spring break 2020. Well, you...

Join us at The Noble on Sunday, April 21st, from 1-4 p.m. for St. Louis Mom's premier event of the spring season: Flourish — a fulfilling celebration of motherhood, presented by Mercy in partnership with Siteman Cancer Center and...

I miss journaling. Before I became a mother, I had all the time in the world to sit alone in silence with my trusty journal, my thoughts and life experiences to process it all. I have boxes of journals,...

Someone called me a Super Mom the other day. I sometimes feel super, but most days, all I do is work through all of my obligations and hope to find some moments of peace. It’s not always pretty. If...

It’s natural for our children to pick up on some of our favorite things and make them their own. I mean, my oldest daughter was barely two-years-old when she started asking to go to Target. What can I say,...

As I write this, the trees are up, the lights are shining inside and out and I’m plotting for a little shopping on Cyber Monday. There is something about the holidays that makes me so happy! I enjoy the...

Being a doctor means putting yourself at risk of exposure to COVID-19.  Being a mom AND a doctor adds a layer of internal conflict between the urge to keep your patients well, and your kids safe. Also woven into...

If we want our kids to have financial literacy as adults, the best time to teach them is now.    Do your kids get an allowance? Do you let your kids keep their birthday money? Or do you save it automatically for...