April, 2015 | PulseonParenting

I’m Driving With Kids, Guess What’s In My Glovebox?

Apr 29 2015

This week: a post on the lighter side inspired by a recent family road trip to California. It was great fun and the kids did really well riding the 2,000-plus miles. Which, pardon the pun, is a true milestone. My kids are in grade school and at this wonderful age teachers send makeup work along and this helps pass the time. It does so in theory, anyway. Friends named Pixar, Mad Libs and Motel Swimming Pool were indispensable as my husband and I bribed the kids into getting homework done. So in a nutshell, UN-caliber negotiations and movies and…

Apr 22 2015

I am in awe of the transformation. I am a little sad, too. My younger son, born breech at barely five pounds, is becoming a man. At age 12 he is hands-down taller than me, with a cracking voice, acne and, um, hair (more on that below…). It boggles my mind, a glimpse into what is in store for his twin brother, who has yet to join him in this journey. I decided to repost What to Expect When Your Son Starts Puberty from April, 2015, to help us Moms (and Dads, of course) navigate these changes, changes in our little boys that…

What to Expect When Your Daughter Starts Puberty

Apr 15 2015

My daughter is eight years old. She loves jigsaw puzzles, lip smackers, and American Girl everything. A little girl. So it’s hard to believe it’s time to have “The Talk.” Yes, the recommended age is eight. The thought of sitting down with my second grader to discuss birds-and-bees is, to say the least, unsettling. When I read this advice I was relieved that age eight was a long, long, year away. But time flies. My daughter just passed the halfway point to age nine. I guess I need to get a move-on. It was so much easier when I worked in family medicine….

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