I am not the "fun" parent by nature. I admit it. The task-oriented, perfection-driven, clean freak in me just struggles to drop everything and play. And I was acutely reminded of this on Saturday morning. While I worked on weight loss research for my blog, I grew...

What if I told you Stranger Things has more in common with 13 Reasons Why then you think? Would you ban it from your house? It turns out the popular show could be influencing your child’s health and maybe not in the way you think. Is Stranger Things effecting YOUR...

I remember vacations growing up. And I remember my Mom preparing for vacations. We all hid quietly in our rooms as long as we could to avoid her catching sight of us and giving us "the list." You know - the list of things that she needed our help with so we could get...

Here's the thing: Many teens dabble with alcohol and marijuana these days. And tons of kids vape or JUUL. That may make you uncomfortable as a parent. Actually that should make you uncomfortable as a parent. But that does not mean that your child is an addict or...

Addiction ends one of the following ways: in jail, in an institution, by death, or by recovery. That's an awful thought - but it's true. And parents of addicts can spend years afraid of these consequences and afraid of the next phone call they will receive. Here's 5...