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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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