Mom, I want to learn to bake. Seven adorable words that I never dreamed I would hear from my nine-year-old son. And, here's how that came to be...
I let my kids watch television, and it's awesome. There, I said...
Let me begin by saying I love Instagram. It's an easy way for me to keep up with friends (plus a Kardashian or two) and see some of the exciting things going on in their lives. I'm not going to lie...
Ahhh, Facebook. I have a love/hate relationship with the king of social media platforms. Yes, it provides me with entertainment in those times when I just need a break from the insanity of life as a mother of small...
Everyone, it's time to come out of the closet. We are living in the age of wearable technology, Amazon drones and self-driving cars.
So, hello. My name is Brie. I have internet friends, and I'm not ashamed anymore.
I sometimes call...
In the list of things I said I would never do as a parent, before I actually became a parent, not allowing my children to watch TV rated pretty highly. I watched my sisters and friends raise their kids...
While I am a huge fan of family-friendly apps and games for smartphones and tablets, I have to admit, finding the best of the pack for my little crew can be overwhelming! As of July 2015, Android users had...
I got tired of it. We quit screens almost a month ago.
Well... not quite. I just plainly and simply got tired of the questions about when screen time would happen everyday and the moodiness when screens have to be...
Oliver’s first YouTube experience (see the end of this post for my ever-evolving take on screen time) probably involved a compilation of cats doing funny things. My child is obsessed with cats. His viewing preferences have thankfully expanded some...
We’ve been in IKEA for hours. I have saved my toddler from toppling furniture and sprinting away from me, all while encouraging his mastery of the letters “I, K, E, and A” and the colors blue and yellow. We...
You see it everywhere: at the park, the gym, restaurants, concerts, theater productions, weddings, the first day of school, church events and even in your home.
Cell phones being whipped out to capture a quick picture (or 20!).
Those pictures are...
The sound of an orchestra tuning before a concert is happening on the Internet. A network of sounds - low and deep, high-pitched, staccato and playful, slow and grieving - all moving around a central note in order to...
When my daughter was born 2.5 years ago, the so-called "mommy wars" were running rampant. My Facebook Newsfeed was filled with debates on every topic from breastfeeding to circumcision to vaccinations to how long is an appropriate amount of...
When was the last time you spent quality time with your family with no interruptions, electronics, phones or distractions? Did you even do it this past holiday weekend?
In this day of technology it is so hard for us to...
If you’re the parent of a school-aged child, you've probably been affected by government budget cuts to your local teaching institutions. I live on the Kansas side of the state line, and recently our governor cut the public school...
Co-written with my clinical partner, Ben Taussig, LCPC, NCC.
If talking about sex with our teens in general is just about enough to motivate us to buy a boat and raise them somewhere in the middle of the Pacific (I've...
Your Guide To KC
Places to Play Pickleball in Kansas City
Pickleball has officially swept the nation. It is a low impact sport that feels accessible for almost anyone. Leagues and pickleball-centered businesses are popping...
