These days, the world feels more visibly unsafe than ever. It's not just the events themselves—wars, natural disasters, mass shootings, and raids—but the fact...
I have two children in special education. My oldest daughter (now 7) was about 2 ½ when I first heard the words “speech delay.”...
If you have any experience with children in elementary school, you know what happens this time of year. The aisles of Target, CVS, Walmart,...
As a kid who grew up in the 90s, team sports were a seasonal thing. You played in either the fall, winter, or spring.
Sports...
It was a hot Saturday afternoon at our local pool when the kids started asking me to jump in.
“Come on, Mom! Please? You never...
“When do you think you won’t need location sharing for your children?” asked the young woman working at the cell phone store.
“Probably when they...
“She has dyslexia.”
Sometimes that’s all I say. And some people immediately get it—they nod, their expression softens, and I know they’ve seen it up...
I’ve always been a “suck it up, buttercup, you’re going to school” kind of mom. The five-second rule? In this house, it’s more like...
Since social media became a "thing," I have been known to be a poster—not just a random poster here and there, but a very...
I remember when having a BlackBerry was all I wanted, and when I finally got one, it was so cool to have email on...
In + Around Fairfield County
2026 Summer Author Visits
One of my favorite summer things to do, and I’m sure it is for many, is to read a good book outside. That’s why...
