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DIY: Rubber Band-Powered Tennis Ball Launcher

This is an awesome project for anyone with a drill, access to rubber bands, and a toddler who likes to see things go flying.

6 Simple Tips That Will Get Your Kid Psyched to Make Dinner

Your kid doesn't want to help at meal time. What they want is to be in charge. You can let them.

Could Baby Simulators be Backfiring?

A teenage pregnancy prevention program involving a baby simulator does not appear to have any long-term effect on reducing the risk of teenage pregnancy, according to the first randomized controlle...

Connection Found Between Early Language Skills and Depression

Children who experience low levels of language learning stimulation beginning at three years of age are more likely to experience language delays by first grade and are three times more likely to d...

Teen Pregnancy Down to Record Lows Thanks To Social Media?

TEENAGE pregnancies have fallen to a record low because youngsters are too busy sexting to have sex in person. Experts say they spend so much time flirting online and sending raunchy social media m...

Clown Industry In Serious Jeopardy Due to Bad Clowns

It's proving to be a serious situation for professional clowns... Joseph and Lisa Brown, better known as Jazz and Jojo, have made clowning a major part of their livelihood. "We want to make kids ...

Rediscovering the Simple, Timeless Message of Winnie-the-Pooh

When I was six-years-old, four six-inch tall stuffed toys arrived with a bubbling hot, deep-dish pie from the new Pizza Hut that opened within walking distance of our house in New Jersey. “They we...

How to Help Your Kid Through Bouts of Impostor Syndrome

It's not just adults who worry they're in over their heads. Kids can struggle with feeling like impostors, too.

Sometimes I Feel Guilty For Having a House Cleaner

What am I teaching or not teaching my kids by outsourcing the house cleaning?

Yes, I Have Twins, But It's All Hard. As a Mama, You Just Do It

Sure, having two babies at once is hard, but you know what? We're all doing the best with the hand that we've been dealt.

Kid Made Recipe: Oven Baked Apples

https://www.facebook.com/HelloParentCo/videos/1757551497845548/ Check out more Kid Made videos on Facebook! Back to school means apple season! Grab some Macs, Cortlands, or Red Delicious and ma...

How to Travel With Kids: Forget Your Plans, Just Be Together

Sometimes the best plan is simply to enjoy one another's company, away from the everyday obligations and chores. Itineraries are overrated.

Follow Your Instincts and Leave the Books on the Shelf

When it comes to parenting, you can't find all the answers in books, online, or in the hearts of others. It's better to follow your instinct and do what works.

12 Ways to Ensure Your Kid is More Important Than Your Phone

Parents don’t need more guilt. We know we need to put our phones away. But that's often easier said than done. Here are simple tips to make it work.

Smallest Baby Ever Recorded Growing Healthy Say Doctors

Baby Emilia was delivered at 26 weeks after doctors feared she wasn’t getting enough nutrition, and at 8 ounces, some experts believe she’s the lightest preemie ever born. "Even children with a bi...

When Breastfeeding Failed, I Wanted Something to Blame

All things pregnancy, birth, and mothering related rarely turn out as planned. Connecting the dots to figure out why is an exercise in futility.

6 Dumb Mistakes We All Make Before Becoming Parents

Looking back, there are things that never even occurred to me before I had a baby of my own.

How Helping to Raise My Younger Brother Prepared Me to Be a Mom

Caring for a much younger sibling can be some of the best on-the-job parenting experience one can get.

Laila Ali on Identity and Wellness

Laila Ali is a mother, cook, entrepreneur, and world-class athlete. We wanted to know about her experience parenting in the limelight.

More Questions to Ask Your Kids Instead of "How Was Your Day"

An ever growing list of questions to inspire lively family dinners, enjoyable car rides, and engaging conversation with kids and parents of all ages.

The Tricky Business of Teaching Your Daughter to Value Herself

I was 16 when I started clipping images of wedding trousseaus from Eve's Weekly, a magazine my mom subscribed to. I knew the exact decor I wanted and the hairstyle I'd sport when I got married. I a...

Our Own Mortality-How Some Feelings in Children Never Change

My son is experiencing the same fears of death that I did as a child. What should I tell him? As a child, I was terrified of death. It was often in the twilight hours, between the moment of lying ...

How to Potty Train And/Or Lose Your Mind in 3 Days

In just 13 easy steps, you too, could be scraping poop out of a pair of Thomas the Tank Engine underwear in the Target bathroom. Potty training is easy!