Valerie Zilinsky
Biography
Valerie Zilinsky is a mother of two and webmaster of http://www.RaisingOurKids.com, the Internet destination for parents to reach out to each other regarding gender-specific parenting issues. Made up of http://www.RaisingADaughter.com and http://www.RaisingASon.com, the sites provide articles on every stage of childhood as well as an active community area. Visit RaisingOurKids.com for more support on showing your kids that you love them every day.
Publications
A Little Girl With A Big Question
A Parental Game Of Chess
All The Stars In The Sky
Almost Ten? Not Even Close!
An *Ntertaining Evening
Boy Bashing?
Friends, Fish, & The Future
It Won't Grow Back Tomorrow
Lessons From Star: Dealing With The Loss Of A Pet
Mother & Son: A Decade Together
Music To My Eyes
My Kindergarten Graduate
Our Childrens' Church
Somersaults Aren't For Stairways
The Creature From The Pink Bedroom
The Key to His Smile
The Ten-Minute Moment
Wardrobe Wars
Articles
Mother & Son: A Decade Together
As we welcome the beginning of a new year, I am also reminiscing about an entire decade that I've spent as a mother to my son. My adult life began in 1991, when the birth of my son forced me to grow... [more]
Friends, Fish, & The Future
As a parent, have you ever secretly thought to yourself that maybe it was wrong of you to bring your children into a world like ours? I have had that thought cross my mind fleetingly over the years,... [more]
Wardrobe Wars
As early as second grade, my son started to struggle with his wardrobe every single school day. He had a few specific items of clothing that were acceptable to him to wear to school, and I was... [more]
The Key to His Smile
"Good Things Come In Small Packages." I can't remember the first time I heard that quote, but my son reminded me of it this Christmas, when he told me that his favorite present was the smallest one... [more]
The Ten-Minute Moment
We'll be celebrating my daughter's fifth birthday, an important milestone, in just a few short weeks. But we experienced another major event in her life just three weeks ago. With her hands on her... [more]
It Won't Grow Back Tomorrow
I remember clearly the day that I had my ultrasound, and the technician informed my husband and I that we had a baby girl on her way to join us in this world. That very day, my husband made clear... [more]
All The Stars In The Sky
From the time my daughter started talking, stars have always played a special part in our life. She asked me an impossible question... "Mom, how much do you love me?" I searched for an answer...How... [more]
Somersaults Aren't For Stairways
Yesterday, my daughter arrived home from a visit with her grandparents. My heart broke when I saw her, wearing a huge lump on her forehead, tears streaming down her face. It seems she did a... [more]
A Parental Game Of Chess
On a recent winter day, our son came home from school proclaiming a new-found love of the game of Chess. We were pleasantly surprised, as my husband has been trying to persuade him to try it for six... [more]
Almost Ten? Not Even Close!
Her sixth birthday was last week, but she tells me repeatedly, "Mom, I am almost TEN!" Whoa, slow down... she's got four more years to go, right? Well, not if you walk into the girls' clothing... [more]
An "Ntertaining" Evening
This year, on my daughter's 5th birthday, we gave her something different. She couldn't open it, it wasn't wrapped, there was no box... but she can hold it (in her heart) and keep it forever (in her... [more]
Boy Bashing?
Sometimes I wonder what these fashion designers are thinking. I read an article in our local newspaper recently which left me in wonder. What happened to girl power? Teaching our daughters to respect... [more]
The Creature From The Pink Bedroom
Now Showing! "The Creature From The Pink Bedroom" in live-action full-color 3-D! Sounds like an ad for an old horror movie, doesn't it? Well, it's not.... it's actually my life as of recently. Yes,... [more]
My Kindergarten Graduate
She had her dress picked out weeks in advance. It was hanging in her closet - lovely, but not as lovely as the girl who would wear it, as she graduated from her first year of elementary school. About... [more]
Music To My Eyes
Feeling guilty about not volunteering enough at my son's elementary school this year, I signed up to chaperone their St. Patrick's Day party, a.k.a. "Irish Disco". Of course, my young daughter wanted... [more]
Lessons From Star
Last Christmas, my husband convinced me that it was time to get our children a pet, and to let them learn all the valuable lessons that come along with that experience. It wasn't long before we were... [more]
A Little Girl With A Big Question
A few nights back, I was enjoying the nightly ritual of combing out my daughter's long hair after her bath. She always engages me in thought-provoking conversations during this time. It's become a... [more]
