What happens if a pet is on your child's wish list this season? What if a pet is the only item on your child's wish list? Great! Your child has just given you the gift of being open to...
I have just seen the movie "Fred Claus" with Vince Vaughn, a comedy about the "not so nice," some would even say "naughty" brother of Santa Claus. In it, Fred, an adult...
Hormones are raging! My fourteen year old daughter and I are driving in the car to one of her many events for which I am the chauffeur. I don't mind, because I figure it's the one time where...
Just when I was drastically beginning to regret my decision to NOT send my children to camp every week this summer because I wanted to spend every waking moment with them, I noticed the date on the...
Before high school ended for the year and before final exams, I spent time talking and listening to Ventura County students on what academic grade they would give their parents and others as parents...