Parenting Wisdom

Dear Gigi: As I'm sure you are aware, entertainment options for families during the cold months are limited in the Fargo/Moorhead area. When our kids were younger, it seemed like it was so much easier to keep them entertained...

We live in a complicated world.  There’s tragedy striking by the second across the globe, sometimes closer to home than we could ever have imagined — with natural disasters, war, mass shootings, cancer, terrifying accidents, suicide, and more.  There's Good with...

Most of us have heard the term Helicopter Parent; they are the parents who are quick to rescue their children for the littlest things, sometimes even going as far as completing homework or other tasks to ensure their kids...

As a child of the '80s and '90s, I grew up knowing almost no one with a disability. Sure, I’d see some kids with special needs at my school. But rarely did I interact with people with disabilities, nor...

Summer is finally here! It’s the time of year where everyone wants to enjoy that "Hakuna Matata" lifestyle. And our relaxed schedules make it tempting to let our kids stray from normal sleep schedules. But chronically late bedtimes and skipping...

The United States has the world’s highest rate of children living in single-parent households, with 23% of children under the age of 18 living with one parent and no other adults. This number is more than triple the average...

Cold and flu season always sneaks up on me. I end up stressed and unprepared, on top of the emotional, mental, and physical load of caring for sick kids. Be better prepared for the onset of illness with these three...

I'm 32. I realize that I'm not that old, but ever since I moved back to my hometown I have been feeling nostalgic. Nostalgia is a funny thing; it seems to takes all the memories, filters them to keep only...

As moms, we know the challenges we face each day grow as fast as our children do. Life becomes less predictable each day. Our responsibilities grow as we stretch our time and our energy thinner and thinner. Even on...

Isn’t it funny how we try to teach our kids life lessons and they end up teaching us? Lessons that we already know, but perhaps need a refresher on. Gratitude is one thing I strive to teach my young...