Jennifer DuBose, M.S., C.A.S., is a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in Batavia. She has been a clinical member of The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy since 1995 and writes the Parenting Isn't For Sissies column for Chicago Parent.

Past articles

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Getting Ready to Tread the Fox in our Tippy Canoe
June 11, 2010
My son and I participated in the 49th Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race on the Fox River last Sunday. “Hey Noah, I heard about this canoe race…” I ventured, a few days before. “You and me, Mom!” he shouted, high-fiving me. Yes! And I didn’t even have to talk him into it. You see, I have an unrequited love of paddling.  

Recalling garage sale memories and making new ones with my kids
May 29, 2010
“I love this! You’re gonna sell it?” my daughter Holly exclaimed. I cringed as she admired the yellow bud vase I’d hoped to unload in our garage sale last month. Deciding it will look great in her bedroom after the room is painted baby blue, she promptly peeled off the price-tag. The vase wasn’t the only thing reclaimed.  

Parenting Isn't for Sissies | Do you have a procrastinator in the house?
May 24, 2010
Letting you kids potentially "fail" can be uncomfortable, but if they don't have an experience of failing, it's a tough lesson to learn later in life. 

What a 'Croc': My daughter's first run-in with the fashion police
May 19, 2010
Crocs and Croc-wannabe's are springing up everywhere again, which reminds me of an encounter I observed between Holly and the fashion police.  

Tales from an 'un' soccer mom
May 13, 2010
My kids both play soccer, so our Saturdays are spent driving from pillar to post and cheering from the sidelines. It's a blast -- unless it’s your turn to bring the half-time snack and you drop the ball.  

My Spectacular Mom, in a Nutshell
May 9, 2010
My mom would hate for me to sing her praises with flowery tributes or cliched sentiments, so I won't.  

Kids say the darnest things.
May 6, 2010
Whenever I need a good belly laugh I recall the fleeting moments when my muses comments inspired me to take notes with whatever was handy. My daughter Holly went through a particularly funny phase. These are among the ‘best of’ my funny-girl’s moments, and they still make me smile.  

Parenting Isn't for Sissies | What's your family's story?
April 27, 2010
Census forms and television shows like NBC’s “Who do you think you are?” has prompted my family to re-examine our origins.  

April 21, 2010
Did you happen to catch that episode of NBC’s new prime-time show “The Parenthood” where Julia, a working mom in a rush to get to a meeting, endures the brazenness of another mom who sneaks in front of her in the car drop-off lane at her daughter’s elementary school? I can relate! 

West Virginia mining tragedy struck a chord with my family
April 17, 2010
You know how every now and then you experience a confluence of events that really make you think? Such was the case for us, recently.