Raising The Capable Student·Nov 24, 2017I Might Be Screwing Up With Technology and My Daughter — Or NotI just walked past the den where my 13-year-old daughter was doing her homework, and saw her with her phone in her hands and her iPad open…
Raising The Capable Student·Nov 24, 2017The School Project Survival GuideThroughout my older kids’ school years, I struggled with knowing where to draw the line between helping and doing. There were times when I…
Raising The Capable Student·Sep 29, 2017A Family Isn’t StaticTwenty-three years ago my husband and I were expecting our first baby and preparing to move halfway across the country. The night before…
Raising The Capable Student·Feb 6, 2017How to Help Our Messy KidsYou know that kid who has a messy room, backpack, locker? Who loses important papers, books, sports equipment? Who could have straight…
Raising The Capable Student·Nov 29, 2016How to Search for a College While Still in Your PajamasThere was a point in my oldest son’s college search when he was basing his choice on the university’s home football schedule. He spent the…
Raising The Capable Student·Sep 6, 2016Do you do all the talking?I was glad I wasn’t up to the blow dry yet because the scene I was witnessing was too crazy to not be able to overhear. A mother had…
