Parenting

By Sarah Lyons When you are a parent, having a date night with your spouse can seem difficult to pull off. Add in a tight budget, and it can seem impossible. When you are a busy parent, date nights are…

By Margaret O’Hair Spotlight on Nikki Katz, a writer from San Diego, California Whether you have a business, a hobby, a passion, a cause. . .it is sure to be said that we all try to juggle things and make…

Anxiety is a normal response to something dangerous or stressful. It becomes a problem when it shows up unexpectedly and takes a particularly firm hold. When anxiety is in full swing, it feels awful and prevents us from achieving our…

Happy New Year? As a child, a student, and a parent, the ‘new year’ did not start with January first, but many months before with the first day of school. In preparation, I would notice how my son had matured…

Local author, Megan Woolsey, has co-edited another book in the Multiples Illuminated series with the goal of supporting parents in the unique position of raising twins, triplets, and more. Megan Woolsey has lived in Cameron Park for 14 years, where…

“Mom, I need to tell you what happened in my P.E. class.” “What?” “My teacher repeated my weight in front of the whole class. Twice.” The term “mama bear” comes to mind when I reflect back on this recent experience…