Good Enough Parent

Good Enough Parenting

My Kid Always Has Big Birthday Feelings & I Feel Party Dread

by Sarah Wheeler

When faced with such intense pressure to enjoy yourself and feel loved, wouldn’t anyone lose their sh*t?

Parenting

Sometimes I Worry I’m More Invested In The Approval Of Other Parents Than My Own Kid

by Sarah Wheeler

Whatever parenting Kool-Aid we’re drinking is laced with our own self-destruction.

Life

Help! I Can’t Get My Kids Out The Door In The Morning Without Losing It

by Sarah Wheeler

Do not fall victim to the lie that there is some version of reality where if you were just good enough, mornings would be easy.

Good Enough Parent

Weeknight Family Dinner Is Hell Lately — Is It Really That Important?

by Sarah Wheeler

In a way, meals are a terrible time to attempt to foster whole-family connection

Parenting

Help! What Is A Cool & Normal End-Of-Year Gift For Teachers?

by Sarah Wheeler

Do people do that? Do teachers really want them? I never know how to do this right.

GOOD ENOUGH PARENT

Should I Have A Second Kid?

by Sarah Wheeler

Carefully mapping every possible outcome is less likely to deliver you an answer than it is to trap you in the question for all eternity.

GOOD ENOUGH PARENT

Should I Let My Anxious Kid Opt Out Of Standardized Tests?

by Sarah Wheeler

All parents find themselves faced with some flavor of your dilemma at some point in time, which essentially boils down to, “do I make my kid do the thing?”

Parenting

Help! Every Time We Try To Do 'Family Game Night' It Ends In Tears

by Sarah Wheeler

Is something wrong with us?