BERGEN COUNTY MOMS

A parent submitted the following question: How do parents make decisions on older teens through early 20s who want to go away on...

With Father’s Day approaching here are some gift ideas for Dads who are caregivers. Thinking about the different challenges that many...

You realize that your child (or other loved one) is drinking or drugging or both. After the shock wears off, you reach out, get...

I’m a Mom. I’m every Mom. We might not have the same circumstances, titles, roles, and lives, but we are all Moms. We all want the...

Being a mother is my proudest accomplishment, a tremendous source of joy in my life, and one of the things I feel I’m best at (I’ve...

I was talking to a colleague at school. I asked a question, he gave me a serious answer. This man usually jokes around a lot, so I really...

With all the responsibilities confronting caregivers along with balancing work, family, social and other responsibilities, it’s not...

Congratulations to Kerribeth McKenna! ​ She is the proud mom of a toddler boy and new baby girl. And to Kerribeth’s surprise, her...

Motherhood comes with a secret. It comes with an advanced degree in life. A Masters of Motherhood that translates on the soccer field...

You know when you have a bad day with your kids; everyone seems to be fighting and bickering and you kind of lose it?! Then you hear a...

It’s 9pm. The phone rings and the voice on the other end says, “There’s been an accident.” Your 75-year-old parents were driving home...

Have you ever asked an 'innocent question' and all hell broke loose? That's because innocent questions are rarely innocent. You think...

“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” – Unknown You bring your newborn baby home with great joy and some...

The phrase ‘letting go’ has been coming up everywhere I turn. It is tied to self-esteem, resilience, emotional intelligence and every...

School. Sports. Clubs. Chances are, if your child is involved in any of these, he or she talks all day. So why don’t all kids gravitate...

In the first of this two-part series, we learned that overparenting is another word for hovering, helicoptering and micromanaging. When...

I turned on Good Morning America today, because it was a snow day. I normally never get to put it on, but in between the meltdowns and...

Overparenting. It’s the new buzzword for helicopter parenting, enabling and micromanaging. I did them all. I’m happy to say that I’ve...

As people age, they are often required to take more medication. In addition to prescribed medications, over the counter medications are...

Who is in your front row? Who is cheering you on? Who is lifting you up and who is throwing bricks in your boat? These are important...