The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One of the things I hear my kids worrying about far too often is this: What should I be when I grow up? Kids who don’t […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I wouldn’t say this directly to my kids because they might take it the wrong way. But here’s the truth: Back-to-school time makes me happy. It’s […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It happened – the rarest of family vacation experiences. It has never happened before and may never happen again, which is why I must document it […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Whether you’re forty-something or only 4, we all want our own way. Toddlers are especially insistent about getting their own way which is why you’ll often […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I don’t believe in reincarnation, but, if I did, I’d want to come back as my parents’ dog. They adopted him four years ago, and he […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Back in May, I dropped a hint to Tom and the kids that I’d like a new Fitbit activity tracker for Mother’s Day. It’s part wrist-watch […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Just when I thought the machines had truly taken over and that kids’ attention spans had shrunk down to the time it takes to download an […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night I slept better than I have in a week. There was no sleeping pill involved. No meditation. No hot bubble bath or glass of […]