Greetings...

If you have made it to this site, you probably want to know what qualifies Lindsey and me to write a blog about parenting since we are both single and without children of our own. Let me try to explain.
First, we are educators at the high school level. So on a daily basis, we see the results of all different methods of parenting, including but not limited to, helicopter parents, self-absorbed parents, negligent parents, "best friend" parents, and "excuse" parents. For example, that sassy hand on hip that your 2 year old currently does? Not so cute on a 15 year old and liable to get the child in trouble. And on a 25 year old? Likely to get them slapped. I spend more time addressing students on their parent based issues than any other topic, and let me tell you that most issues could have been easily resolved if the parent had simply chosen to be the adult in the situation.
Second, Lindsey and I offer a third party perspective. We do not think your child is the smartest child, nor the prettiest child, nor the funniest child, nor the kindest child... Because we have not physically birthed a child or adopted a child to love and cherish, we can offer a bigger picture perspective. We can show you how the behavior that you are creating in your child will not fit into the world that they will exist in on their own one day. See example from paragraph above.
Lastly, Lindsey and I are both gifted with common sense, something that I am noticing is in short supply these days. And at the end of the day, and for parents, it is definitely an exhausting day, the most effective parenting is done through common sense.

And for those of you who still don't believe we are qualified, does it help to tell you that I have a dog? And she is the smartest, prettiest, funniest, kindest dog on the planet."