News & Updates
How to Stop Freaking Out : The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Cool When Life Gets Chaotic publishes on September 10, 2024 and I’m so freaking (haha!) excited to share it with all of you!
For more details about my first book for kids, head over to the book page or scroll down for a list of podcasts.
The Best Piece of Parenting Advice I Have Ever Received
A little while ago I asked my friends on Facebook the following question: "What’s the best, most real and resonant, piece of parenting advice you have ever received? The kind that really sticks with you?” I got some great responses, mostly having to do with making...
So Long and Farewell, Diaper Bag
"For the past four years, Josh and I have lugged around a giant red diaper bag. As much as I don’t love schlepping, I love this bag. It can be worn cross-body or as a backpack, it has clips for stroller handles, two insulated pockets for sippy cups or bottles, and a...
Summer Vacation With Little Ones: It Gets Better
I remember the first time we took a real summer vacation as a family of four. Our daughters were 1 and 2½ years old, and we were going to spend a week on Cape Cod with my in-laws, Bubbe and Zeide (not their real names). In preparation for the trip, I started to make a...
How Meditation Helped Me Decide Whether I Should Have Another Child
"One of the greatest lessons I am learning from my mindfulness practice is how to see what is actually happening right in front of me. So much of my vision had been clouded by memories and regrets about the past or anxiety about the future that I had a hard time...
Mindful Parenting: I Need Sleep!
"In the past few days and weeks, I have slowly been coming to terms with an unfortunate reality. I just can’t function without sleep. Welcome to the Blog of Blatantly Obvious Conclusions." The rest of my post about the relationship between sleep and mindfulness is...
Why I’m Grateful for the Saddest Day of the Jewish Year
"Yet as any elder will tell you, and as so many of us know deep down in that place that we rarely share with others in a meaningful way, life is HARD. I’m not talking about “too many things to do in not enough time” or “my kid hates swim lessons” hard. I’m talking...
Mindful Parenting: The Lessons of a Broken Shovel
It all started with a broken yellow shovel. I forgot to throw it away after the plastic handle cracked, so it came on to the lake on vacation with us. I was about to toss it when my four year old began to play with it. She walked out into the water and started...
Why I Truly Love Being a Jewish Parent in Boston
My first experience as a Jewish mother in the Boston area came when I was several months pregnant. As my husband and I had chosen not to learn the sex of the baby, I needed to find a mohel in case we had a son. A quick online search revealed a number of options, so I...
