The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 During the weeks before Thanksgiving, I was high on anticipation – counting down the days until our two sons were scheduled to come home from college […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Every now and then I run across a seemingly random fact that occupies more headspace than it probably should – like elephants can’t jump. (It’s physically […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I thought one of the perks of making it to middle age would be that we no longer have to suffer the indignities of puberty. No […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I get up, brush my teeth, and look in the mirror – there she is. The control freak. Just staring back at me, probably criticizing […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I love a good list. I like jotting it down. I like looking it over each day. And I absolutely love marking through completed tasks with […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Most dog trainers say dogs aren’t hard to teach. Their humans, however, are a different story. Almost any dog can be persuaded with the right reward […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I have good news on this rainy Monday morning. This parenting thing so many of us are grappling with and trying to do well? Sometimes, it […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I have a condition many parents suffer from: Worst Case Scenario Syndrome or WCSS. It’s not in the official book of diseases because I just made […]