When You Or Your Kids Are Sick, JUST STAY THE @&!$ HOME
By Lisa Sugarman Okay, it’s the middle of winter now, so it should come as no big surprise to you...
Articles by Lisa Sugarman
Untying Parent Anxiety is the new survival guide for parents.
Raising the perfect child . . . it’s our dream as parents. But the reality is: the perfect child doesn’t...
A Pep Talk for the Fall
By Lisa Sugarman Summer’s over. There, I said it. And while I know it stings to hear the truth, you...
Sometimes Kids Get A Bad Rap Just Because They’re Kids
Kids do stupid sh*t. They just do. They’re notorious for it. Most of the time, though, they make bad decisions...
Why It’s So Easy To Watch Someone Else Kid Have a Meltdown
By Lisa Sugarman Every so often, I use these few inches of white space to make a confession. Sometimes, the...
The Kid We See VS The Kid The Rest Of The World Sees
It really is true what they say, that as parents, we often never get to see who our kids truly...
Let it Snow, Let it Snow! The Legend of The Spoons…
By Lisa Sugarman To all my friends in the Northeast who hoped we were gonna skate through this winter without...
Let’s be Amish for Awhile…
I’ve gotta be honest, sometimes the idea of being Amish really appeals to me. Especially in today’s high-octane...
Running is a metaphor for life
I run. I run a lot. Less than some but more than others. And while I’ve accumulated my share of race...
Parents, we can’t manufacture friendships, for us or our kids
There’s this saying that I love (and use often), and it goes like this. We’re only as happy as...