As part of a 9-part series for Travel Savvy Mom, I chronicled a 10-day Galapagos Islands adventure with Gap Adventures. Excerpt: They say any journey begins with a single step. Ours starts with a non-stop plane journey–and a queasy feeling…
I recently guest-posted for Allison Winn Scotch's popular Parents.com blog, The Balance Sheet, about letting go and traveling with your kids. Excerpt: I have a confession to make: I consider ‘balance’ to be a bit of a dirty word. Sure,…
I am now contributing a new weekly blog to the Houston Chronicle City Brights collection: Hearts and Minds. In it, I discuss new findings in life, love and science. With the occasional personal story thrown in. …
Why do I travel to exotic destinations with my son? In "Chet of Arabia," I discuss traveling to Jordan with my three-year-old son during my husband's deployment to nearby Iraq. Excerpt: We ENTER THE archeological park early in the morning,…
Worried about your winter pregnancy? I look at four worries about being pregnant during the wintertime for an article in the November 2008 American Baby. Excerpt: Being pregnant in winter may seem like a nuisance, but there are actually plenty…
A profile of a trip to Egypt with my son, along with several other hotel write-ups, appears on the Travel Savvy Mom website. I will be blogging there regularly as a contributing editor. Excerpt: Egypt is filled with enough enigmatic…
An article about toddlers and delayed speech appears in the May 2008 issue of Parenting Magazine. Excerpt: If your toddler seems behind in speech and language, people often try to offer up "helpful" advice. Careful — they may pass on…
A short Ages+Stages piece on getting your toddler to smile pretty for professional photos appears in the December 2007 issue of Parenting. Excerpt: When Cindy D'Erasmo of New Rochelle, NY, took her daughter, Isabella, to the photographer on her first…
An essay about my days as a "fun" aunt appears in the November issue of American Baby. Excerpt: The evidence of my transgressions lay before me. The drum set that couldn’t be played quietly if one tried. A toy cell…
A list of humorous daydreams appears in the "In Your Words" section of the July 2007 issue of American Baby. Excerpt: Sure, you once fantasized about romantic getaways, becoming rich and famous, or perhaps just finding that perfect pair of…
A passionate traveler and science writer, she has no problem tackling interesting (and often taboo) subjects spanning love, sex, neuroscience, travel and politics. Her work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the New Scientist, USA Today, Pacific Standard, the Washington Post, ISLANDS, Parenting, the Bark, American Baby, National Geographic Traveler, and the AARP Bulletin. She is a partner at the award-winning family travel website Travel Savvy Mom, and is also a frequent contributor to the Dana Foundation's many science publications. Read More...