Blog Archive

Breathless

On a recent family vacation to Disney World, I found myself sitting in a black motorcycle seat, pressed forward against a chest...

The Love Of A Child

Last week, I returned home from work to find my kids excitedly scurrying around the kitchen. On the counter lay cupcakes in a flower...

Noticing Time

It is 10:05 pm on Wednesday night. Within these four walls, my children sleep. I write and dream and read and eat chocolate chip...

Turning Ten

Dear Lakshmi, Today, you turn ten years old. You are turning a corner, a decade of life, moving into the double digits. I can’t believe...

My New Year’s Resolution

As I write this, the clock reads 11:37 pm, and it is Friday night. I am sitting in my darkened bedroom, typing as quietly as possible...

The Three Words Every Child Should Hear

I have been hearing whispers of the same emotion all around me these days. A dear, dear friend, going through a terrible break up,...

Falling Asleep

Tonight, I laid down with my son to put him to sleep. We don’t often do this, but tonight was somehow different. I laid down next to...

Raising A Grateful Generation

This month, I was fortunate to serve as guest parenting editor of City Life Magazine, a lifestyle magazine that is distributed throughout...

The Eyes of a Child

My patient shifted around on the couch, frustrated and upset. She was speaking of a conversation she had recently shared with her...

The Laundry and the Vacuuming

For today’s Mindful Monday post, I would like to reflect on the beauty of the ordinary moment. Life, and all of our memories, are built...

How Do We Let Our Kids Be Who They Are?

This article first appeared on OC Moms Magazine on March 21, 2015. As parents, we have endless hopes and dreams for our children. We...

The Truth About My Mindful Parenting

This article first appeared on Huffington Post on March 19, 2015. One of the occupational hazards associated with writing numerous...

Five Steps To Encourage Gratitude in our Children

My brain knows that gratitude is important. I know when I am in a state of gratitude–aware of my blessings, small and big, I feel happier...

An Open Letter to my Children

This post appeared on Huffington Post on February 3, 2015 An Open Letter to my Children on my Son’s Seventh Birthday Dear Son, Today is...

‘Teaching’ Kids Mindfulness

This post appeared on the OC MOM Magazine website on January 8, 2015 and on the Huffington Post on January 13, 2015 Can we actually teach...

The Gift of Time

I often wonder about how we can best nurture our children. What will our children remember most about their childhoods? Will it be the...