I can chart my children’s maturation via their changing locations in the family car. First came the backward-facing infant seat, and then the forward-facing infant seat. Time passed and the…
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Ten days after I got my driver’s license, I was in a car accident. Another driver drifted into my lane and hit my car while tuning his radio. The good…
So many changes have occurred in the last decade in response to our country’s economic circumstances – some good and some bad – making it difficult for consumers to know…
Decades after it was declared a major threat to wellness, exposure to lead is still the number one environmental health hazard for small children, and is entirely preventable. There is…
Q: I asked my brother what his three-year-old wanted for Christmas and he said that all his little girl does is play on his iPad. Do you have any advice…
What is it about fall that makes us long for traditions? Why are we so determined to establish holiday traditions with our families?
My daughter Zora just celebrated her first birthday. Or, more accurately, the family celebrated it for her. At her age, life’s a party. Every day brims with play and doting…
I once read that the average teenager texts the equivalent of “War and Peace” in one year’s time, but like most adults, teenagers don’t consider this time spent as real…
Advising a teenager is an art that few have mastered – especially when it comes to money management. During our children’s teen years, we basically are trying to keep the…
This summer my family took a cross-country trip. No, not in a car, silly. We Moores develop homicidal tendencies when we spend too much time (that is, anything longer than…
In a former life, long before kids and even before marriage, my husband and I worked as “paid political operatives.” Working on political campaigns was our profession. We were inspired…
