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7 Strategies to Stop Yelling, and Why It Matters

Beyond the negative impact yelling can have on your child, there are other good reasons to stop. Here are 7 strategies to use instead of yelling.

Paying With Your Life: the Cost of Motherhood

When, at 38 years old, I heard four heartbeats at our first ultrasound, I imagined not the patter of little feet across a crowded house, but my own death: the chaos of the delivery room, blood hemo...

Identifying Food Sensitivities and Protecting Your Baby

Starting solids is both exciting and daunting. Understand the risks of food sensitivities and how you can know if your child has a food allergy.

Getting the Support I Need to Help my Disabled Son Become his Most Fulfilled Self

As both parent and care provider, I want to collaborate with my son on meeting his needs, and help him build skills for an independent future.

What I’ve Learned about Communication from My Non-Verbal Daughter

Everyone deserves to be seen, heard, and understood. As a mom of a kid with Rett Syndrome, I’ve learned that what this looks like can vary widely.

9 Things I Wish I Knew Back When My Kids Were Born

if I knew then what I know now, well I would have saved myself a lot of angst and time.

How Moms Can Feel More Like Themselves Postpartum

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed. This is your time to find yourself again and recover from the birth of your baby, both physically and mentally.

Why Date Nights Should be a Priority

The term ‘date night’ causes many parents to roll their eyes. Yet it's well worth getting past the corny factor and making quality time with your partner a priority. 

I Lost My Mommy, Now Someone Calls Me Mommy

Someone actually calls me mommy! How can I be ready for, and honored with, such a title? Like all mommies, I am figuring out how I can live up to the name.

Information Overload: Navigating the Research on Kids and Families

Advice for parents who want to make sure they’re getting the right information from studies and research popularized on the Internet.

4 Gendered Phrases to Drop From Your Parenting Lexicon

Words matter. Avoiding these harmful yet common phrases (like "boys will be boys") will help improve the chances for gender equality in the next generation.

The Excitement and Anxiety of Kid Masks (Finally) Coming Off

Around the country, mask mandates are ending. With vaccines still unavailable for kids under five and vaccination rates relatively low for older children, families remain in a precarious spot. 

Four Things Foster Parents Want You to Know

I talked to foster parents, not to get statistics, but to hear their stories. This is what they want you to know. (You can stop calling them saints, to start.)

How to Not Lose Your Mind When You Lose an Hour

It is only a sixty minute time difference to one’s schedule, but has the power to derail a household.

Six Ways Dads Can Help Raise Feminist Sons

Here's how dads can teach boys that men and women should be on the same side, and men should be vocal advocates for women to have the same privileges they do.

On Valentine's Day for My Daughter

When my daughter was three-years-old, I came across a beautiful poem by Sarah Kay called “If I Should Have a Daughter.” I promised myself that one day I would share this poem with my own daughter. ...

A Family Stuck in the Autism Waiting Room

When you know something with your child just isn't right, waiting on an autism diagnosis is nothing short of excruciating.

Shadow or No Shadow. Groundhog Day, Again

“Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today.” – Groundhog Day  

15 Real Valentine's Days For Single Moms

There's at least 15 other days in a year we single mothers actually do wish there was a big, strong, capable, loving romantic living in our home.

The Unique Pressures on Black Women to Parent and Provide

In our culture, women are expected to be mothers first and all else second. For many, particularly the Black woman, this system and its expectations create challenges.

5 Ways to Teach Your Kids About Race and Ethnicity

It is our job as parents, teachers, and citizens of the world to teach our kids the value of every other person on the planet.

Here's How to Help Your Kids Be Kind and Inclusive People

It's not easy to be the kid who stands up against the social injustices of the middle school cafeteria. You can help by staying involved and asking questions.

How To Help Your Kids Fall Back This Weekend

Most of us are forced to follow the Daylight Saving Time scheme, even though it's "wasteful and unnecessary." In theory, we parents "gain" an extra hour to sleep in this weekend as Daylight Saving ...