Richly Middle Class Real Conversation for Real People

In North American, May 25 has been National Missing Children’s Day since 1983. National Missing Children’s Day highlights the problem of child abduction. The date was selected because it May 25, 1979 is the day that six-year-old New Yorker, Ethan ...

Have you ever wondered why everyone else’s child is well-behaved, patient, and polite while your child can’t sit still or be quiet, doesn’t follow your rules, and “forgets” to complete tasks you ask him to do? Are you exhausted by ...

Mommy, where do babies come from? Mommy, is Grandma in Heaven? Can she hear us? Mommy, why does Billy have a penis and I don’t? Daddy, why is mommy crying? Mommy, doesn’t daddy love us anymore? Will I ever get ...

Louise Wyse wrote: “A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do.” Were there ever cuter, smarter, more lovable people ...

  Motherhood is the greatest things that I have accomplished in my life.  I look at my child every day, her beautiful smile, the way she talks, her wit, her intelligence, occasionally the wisdom that only children can bring to ...

April is the month of the military child.  We all commend the parents of a military child and some even look at their lives and think how exciting.  You are right, a military child is fortunate; they live in a lot ...

One of the greatest things about living in a great country like America is the diversity. America is one of the few countries where you can meet someone from all walks of life in a given day. Our workplaces are ...

We do it naturally. As parents and teachers of pre-readers, we talk about a book, look at pictures, share guesses about what is going to happen in the story and stop from time to time during the read-aloud presentation to ...

We’ve all been there. You are walking down the street or the mall and your child spots an adorable puppy in a pet store window. Begging, promises, and tears follow until you finally give in. Before you know it, you ...

I am a peace maker, a people pleaser. Maybe you are too. I will go out of my way to please anyone. I’d give you the shirt off of my back. I really want everyone around me to be happy ...