
How to Monitor Your Kid's Phone Without Feeling Like a Snoop
It's not like when your parents read your diary.

Why Your Facebook Feed Might be Making You Feel like a Bad Parent
So much for making connections.

The One Room in My House Where You Won't Find Pictures of My Kids
Sorry, kids. This one belongs to your dad and me.

Why Texting At Red Lights Is My Biggest Parenting Faux Pas
It's this generation's smoking.

In Case Parenting Isn't Scary Enough, Introducing- Night Terrors
Just waiting around for Rod Sterling to drop in.

20 Ways Living with Twin Boys is Like Living in a Frat House
Party with your pants off.

Raising Twins: Say Hello to Cuteness and Goodbye to a Whole Lot of Other Stuff
The twin experience is unlike any other. Being a mom to twins I can tell you first hand that there is nothing cuter, more rewarding and interesting than watching your little genetic mutations evolv...

The Gentle Heartbreak of Parenting
Parenthood brings on a certain sense of existential dread that's both cumbersome and powerful.
Lonely Motherhood: An Introvert's Pondering
The women I spent time with before I had kids are still friends, but we don't have as much in common anymore.
My Kid Has a Favorite and It’s Not Me
We try so hard as parents not to play favorites. I just wish they would do the same.

They still think stupid and shut up are "bad words."

The Grandparent Effect: How to Encourage Your Kids to Hang Out with Their Elders
In the name of intergenerational unity, here are a few ideas to help your kids connect with their elders.

Why Our Kids Need Parental Guidance, Now More than Ever
Your kids are watching you.

To all the tidy parents, you rock but you dont need a shout out. You can simply glow with the pleasure of not having your socks sticking to the floor.

Flying Alone for the First Time Without Children: Weird
No reason to cram yourself into a tiny bathroom to change a diaper. Feels like freedom.

How Baseball Broke a Bad Parenting Pattern
I was not only present in this moment for him; I craved it to validate my fatherhood.

Open Letter to My Kids About What Matters Most
Never stop. The world needs you.

Just Keep Turning at the Corner
Lost, then found, then lost again.

Dads Matter – Why Kids Need Involved Fathers
Children are still, in a lot of ways, seen as the mother’s responsibility. That’s a shame. Because dads matter.

Parents of Middle School Girls: Beware of the Pot Stirrer
Pot Stirrers. You can find them in various social circles from grade school on up to college and beyond.

5 Ways We Are Inadvertently Discouraging Authenticity in Our Girls
What are we missing in helping to guide our girls towards living authentically and comfortably in their own skin?

Is Burping a Baby More Habit Than Help?
What do parenting manuals have to say about the practice? And whom does burping benefit more: the baby, or its caregivers?

Why Harsh Parenting Can Put Kids On The Wrong Track
A new study shows overly aggressive, harsh parenting can make kids more susceptible to peer pressure, and ultimately more likely to drop out of school.

How to be an Effective Parent Volunteer
There are many ways to stay active in your kid's education from kindergarten through high school that will not only benefit them, but you as well.