Writing

As published on Your Teen Magazine and reprinted here. “Mom, you would like this,” my youngest daughter says as she shows me a viral...

As published on Good Morning Wilton and reprinted here. In my work as a parent coach, I’m privy to what most often stays behind closed...

With some community buy-in, today's kids can have a '70s childhood. As published on LetGrow.org and reprinted here. How to create a Let...

As published on The Mighty and reprinted here. An Open Letter to The New York Times: A few weeks ago, my Facebook feed was suddenly...

As published on Good Morning Wilton and reprinted here. After spending the day on the newly reborn app Yik Yak, I felt sick and had a...

I recently learned that it’s “NOvember” — which means you can say NO to more things to prioritize your well-being. Go ahead and give...

As published on Easton Courier and reprinted here. This fall, middle and high school students across the country have been filming...

As published on Good Morning Wilton and reprinted here. This September, middle and high school students across the country have been...

As published on Natural Awakenings and reprinted here. Wild animals in captivity quickly habituate to human care, live a sheltered life...

“March in New England” offers us two important lessons to help ease our pandemic pain and struggle.

Feel like you’ve hit a wall? Or better described - the floor? You are not alone. We. Are. Struggling. The past week and a half, I’ve been...

If You Must Have Resolutions - Choose Sanity I’m sitting in the dentist’s chair and I’m trying to breathe deeply (but not too deeply) ...

As published on LetGrow.org and reprinted here. Wild animals in captivity quickly habituate to human care. Living a sheltered life, they...

Anger is a normal human emotion that gets a bad rap. It is often seen as something to suppress as it can get expressed in destructive...

When you ask your child(ren) to unload groceries, empty the dishwasher or any other household chore, chose your words very carefully....

I feel so incredibly strongly that someday we will look back as parents and educators and realize how lockdown drills and active shooter...

As published on Wilton Bulletin and reprinted here. Wilton Youth Council’s Wilton Free Play Task Force has worked for three years to...

As published on Good Morning Wilton and reprinted here. Wilton Youth Council’s Wilton Free Play Task Force has worked for three years...

The Body Talk. The Coronavirus pandemic has caused our kids to miss out on so many milestones and rights of passage. For our town’s fifth...

As published on Good Morning Wilton and reprinted here. As the days, weeks, and now months of this pandemic march on, our stress levels...