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Risa Kerslake

Risa is a registered nurse turned freelance writer from the Midwest and mama to one little girl. She has too many coffee mugs, loves the thought of sleeping in, and actually makes the recipes she pins on Pinterest. She is the author of the website Risa Kerslake Writes and her favorite topics are parenting, infertility and what happens when the two collide. She loves connecting with other moms on her Facebook page, and is a big believer in it taking a village to raise a child.

Forget Being Smart, I’m Raising My Daughter to Be Kind

"I'm not trying to increase her vocabulary or teach her things beyond her years so she can excel in a field at an Ivy League."