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October 2014

October 28, 2014

How’s Common Core working out for you?

There are a lot of good things in Common Core -- things that really did...

October 27, 2014

Why I am not too worried about how Benny will adapt to a new baby in the house

Behold, her maternal side.

October 24, 2014

Seven Quick takes: Seven Really Good Books for Young Adults

Wow, I haven't done a 7QT in forever! And I'm not actually doing one now. This...

October 23, 2014

These 3D printable masks could save Halloween.

Halloween is in eight days. So far, I have (a) ordered one light blue hoodie...

October 14, 2014

Don’t bubble-wrap your kids

PIC deformed tree My son, who is twelve, recently wanted to buy a comic...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

In which I narrowly avoid Jesus Juking the heck out of you

Back in the spring, I said to myself, "This is the year! This is the...

September 16, 2014

What are you doing for catechism this year?

For the older kids, in 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th grades, I give up. Wait,...

September 12, 2014

Yes, your kids can pack their own lunches. BUT . . .

You really do want to check them before they leave the house. Not that there...

August 2014

August 22, 2014

The Case for Siblings: Why Having a Baby Is Good for Your Other Kids

[This post originally ran at Faith and Family Live in 2010, when I was pregnant with #8....

August 14, 2014

At the Register: Lessons from the ER

--One of the greatest functions of the ER is to illustrate for your children why...

August 12, 2014

Give me a dumb kid any day.

Today, we went for kindergarten screening with my five-year-old (here in the persona of "A...

August 11, 2014

“Pop! Out comes the corpse!” or, fun with the Fishers

Our summer library reading program ended not with a bang, but a howl, then a...

August 05, 2014

At the Register: A New (Old) Way to Apologize

The teacher started scheduling weekly "clean-ups." Students relished in the opportunity to admit wrongdoing, share intent...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

I’m so proud/horrified (#13 is my favorite)

The other day, this appeared on the bathroom door: It was written by...

July 17, 2014

At the Register: To serve your parents

Late afternoon finds me slaving over a hot Facebook page, gorging on a smorgasbord of...

July 10, 2014

At the Register: Maite Roche is a treasure

As a writer with children, I receive lots and lots of Catholic children's...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

What did you almost name your kid?

The other day, my groceries were scanned by a woman whose nametag said "Alma." I...

June 19, 2014

At the Register: Babies as Teachers

Skeptics may groan at yet another extraneous, feel-good program, where tax dollars are squandered on things...

June 16, 2014

When she was just a little girl, I asked my readers . . .

What will she be? What happened was, a compassionate friend sent me a...

June 12, 2014

Speaking of fathers . . .

Katrina Fernandez adds her usual honest and direct take about father's day, from the perspective...

June 12, 2014

At the Register: What makes a good dad?

There are a good many variations on the theme of being a good dad. Some...

June 09, 2014

My least favorite part about spring

Changing over the winter clothes. It's not just a matter of scooping up the cold-weather...

June 04, 2014

You’re not BORED, are you?

I’ve seen this picture here and there online, and I like it. I like it...

May 2014

May 20, 2014

The boy has an aha moment.

PIC Aha band "Not this kind, fortunately. Never this kind." Says the boy: My tooth...

May 09, 2014

Parents who fail (and parents who don’t)

Not a failure: "My daughter is pregnant." Failure: "My daughter had an abortion because...

May 08, 2014

Kids and the occult: what’s your policy?

In my post for the Register about the Black Mass that will be reenacted at...

May 07, 2014

Fisherland

Oh, it feels good to be on the cutting edge. The other day, I read...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

At the Register: A Little About Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

I'm working on a fuller article for the future, but here is a little introduction...

April 10, 2014

At the Register: The Evil Child’s Guide to Holy Week

Parents say "Holy Week"; kids hear "Whatcha got?"

March 2014

March 28, 2014

Springtime in New Hampshire

We've been stuck inside for a long, long time, and tempers can flare and maybe...