How Josie Moms On a Boat
The Lauducci family lives a life of simplicity, togetherness, and global awareness—on a 40-foot sailboat.
How She Evolves
When my first son was about six months old, I decided to finally go to the aerobics class some of my friends were leading at my church. I geared up with a pack ‘n play, [...]
How She Takes the Fight Out of Food, Part 2
“No feet where we eat!” and other dinnertime survival tips.
How She Takes the Fight Out of Food, Part 1
Most of us haven’t been in a sitcom-style, hurl-mashed-potatoes-across-the-room kind of food fight, but I’ll bet most of us have been in fights about food with our kids. Here are some ideas to make eating with kids a positive experience.
A Mom’s Job
Art by Leslie Graff, lesliegraff.com
Moms wear many hats and juggle lots of balls while walking across the work-life balance beam and mixing metaphors. It’s easy to keep adding more and more “shoulds” to our already endless to-do lists—especially when we see the amazing things other moms are doing.
The Great Reset
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned us all into stay-at-home moms—in the most literal sense of the word.
How She Connects With Her Kids
Connecting with our kids is the big “why” of motherhood—the payoff for all the hard work and sacrifice. Sometimes it comes naturally and easy, sometimes it’s more complicated, and sometimes it’s unspeakably hard. But even then, we keep trying, because that’s what moms do. In this episode, I share ideas about how moms connect with their kids, organized into eight main ideas: 1. Plan Connection Opportunities into Your Routine 2. Make Time to Talk 3. Show Interest in their Interests 4. Play Together 5. Work Together 6. Carve Out One-on-One Time 7. Tell Them You Love Them 8. Identify Pain Points and Find a Workaround
Routine Experimentation: The Sequel
My latest experiments in this laboratory called motherhood.
How She Outsources
Soon after we got married, my husband, David, needed a haircut. We were both juniors in college, and therefore had no money to speak of. My mom had always cut my dad’s hair, so I [...]
Your Kid—A Novel Problem
The hardest—and most rewarding—thing about parenting is cultivating individual, unique relationships with individual, unique humans.
How She Does Mornings
There are as many ways to do mornings as there are moms. Here are some great ideas to make your mornings run more smoothly.