What This Teacher Learned About Homework After Having Kids
I felt like an accomplished educator as kids filled every box of their agendas with a night of learning fun each and every day. I was so stupid.
Kid Made Recipe: Pizza Dough Pretzels
Fresh, hot, soft pretzels at home? Easy peasy! And with ready made dough, you can make these for an afternoon snack!
6 Ridiculously Awesome Science Experiments to Do With Your Kids This Weekend
Here are six really fun experiments you can do with your kids, no matter their age.
What Betsy DeVos (and Education Policymakers) Should Know About How Kids Learn
Our current system of educating our youngest kids is not working, and it absolutely does need a serious shakeup.
What Is the Value of an Education to a Stay at Home Mom?
Women are pursuing degrees in record numbers. But taking time off to raise a family once you're that deep in debt makes many have to choose between the two.
Eight Picture Books Even Adults Will Love
With or without the kiddos, curl up and prepare for a pictorial excursion. Here are eight children’s picture books even adults will love.
Kid Made Recipe: Lemon Icebox Cake
Love lemon? Even your littlest kitchen helpers can assist with this classic, lemon icebox cake.
8 Ways to Step Up Storytime and Make Kids Fall in Love With Books
Sharing a book is one of the easiest ways parents can teach reading habits a child will need to be a lifelong lover of the written word.
How to Teach Your Child Your Native Language in One Easy Step
With years of trial and error under my belt, I finally figured out how to get kids to start actually liking, adoring, and loving their native language.
Boosting Baby Vocabulary: Parents are Better than Netflix
There are limits to what "educational" programming can do for your toddler.
Story time at your local library is the Holy Grail for many new parents because it is free, a chance to get out of the house, and a potential opportunity to speak to another adult. Many parents hav...
Kid Made Recipe: Bacon, Egg, and Toast Cups
These bacon, egg, and toast cups make the best weekend breakfast, But we love them on breakfast-for-dinner weeknights too!
Debate Club: Should Kids Attend Half- or Full-Day Kindergarten?
Two Parent Co. writers face off about how long the school day should be for kindergartners.
How to Raise Scientifically Literate Kids
What can we do as parents to raise children who view information through a realistic, scientific approach? Let's start here.
10 Simple Ways to Raise Happy Artists
If your children have an interest in art, here are 10 ways to help them grow into artists without taking the fun out of their art. Art is valuable to every kid.
Taking Your Kids to an Art Museum is Not a Terrible Idea
Art museums are packed with opportunities for learning and inspiring creativity. But they aren't always easy to navigate with kids.
9 Books to Help Ease Your Kid's Fear of Dogs
Since it's pretty clear my kids are not quite ready for a walking, barking, real-life dog, we read these books to help ease their fears.
Kid Made Recipe: Brownie Cookie Pie
Why choose between brownies and chocolate chip cookies when you can whip up this combo brownie cookie pie?
5 Unexpected Gender Differences in Children’s Clothing
Everyone knows that there are glaring differences between girls’ clothes and boys’ clothes. But the gap is even wider than I thought.
5 Picture Books to Help Get Little Kids Interested in STEM
These five picture books instill children (and parents) with excitement while exploring science, technology, engineering, and math concepts.
Phonics Instruction Can Help Your Kids Learn How to Read
Some educators and experts believe the phonics approach is old-fashioned and boring, impeding or even slowing down the learning process. But is it?
5 Good Reasons Your Kid Should Get a Phone
Why your elementary or middle schooler should, indeed, get a phone based on what we know about teaching and learning.
Kid Made Recipe: Soup and Buscuits
What could be better on a chilly school night than hearty soup and biscuits?
Inside the Mind of a Mom With Social Phobia
It's not as though I chose to be terrified of other people or want to bow out of most social events. But I'm learning to conquer the fear.