Lynn Armitage It’s a big word for a big problem, one that has been hotly debated on both sides...

One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is a memorable childhood...

A woman’s best friend I finally caved in and told my kids we could get a cat. What a pushover, I know. But I did hold my “no pets” ground for a while. My reasons were quite clear...

Stepsister starts driving and the nightmare begins Probably the single greatest worry for parents of teenagers, ahead of dating, drugs and pregnancy, is when their adolescent child...

Lynn Armitage Is it just me or is it really HOT in here? Sadly—and prematurely—it happens to be “just me.” Seems I’ve boarded that non-stop train for menopause a wee bit early...

Lynn Armitage John Lennon said prophetically, “Life is what happens to you while you’re making other plans.” Unfortunately for John and the rest of us, death happens, too...

Lynn Armitage I never really liked my maiden name: Overman, a German derivation I always had a hard time pronouncing...

Lynn Armitage Last week, my oldest daughter dropped a bombshell. She didn’t want to spend the night at her dad’s anymore because she doesn’t sleep well there...