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日本語Does Your Kid Have Constant Heel Pain? It Could be Severs Disease
Sever’s disease, also known as Calcaneal apophysitis, is the most common cause of heel pain in children.
The Obvious Question When Your Kids are 35 Years Apart
“No, they’re both my sons,” I answered as his eyes widened. It happens every time people begin to understand that I have kids whose ages are 35 years apart.
5 Ways to Create Intimacy Without Taking Your Clothes off
While it’s the rare marriage that thrives without sex, she says there are many ways to be intimate without it.
A Parent Primer on How to Deal With Bullies
It’s time to get a refresher on how to train our kids to stand up to bullying and how to advocate for them.
Determination and the Will to Live
This is a submission in our monthly contest. October’s theme is Determination. In the mirror I could see the impossibly tiny blue foot sticking out of my abdomen, no bigger than an almond. I only g...
Be a Guide, Not a Guard and Raise a Happy, Responsible Kid
As guides, we help children develop internal motivation to do what is right because it’s right, rather than to do what is right to avoid being punished.
Selected Instructions for Helping Non-Babies Fall Asleep (Based on Advice for Babies)
It turns out the techniques parents use to get baby to sleep can be more widely applied to ... just about anyone!
Now That My Kids Are Big: 25 Things I Will Never Have to Do Again
I have to remind myself that it wasn’t all sunny days and cuddle-time. I have to remind myself that every phase of motherhood has its joys and challenges.
My 4-foot, 11 inch Mother is the Biggest Person in Any Room
If my parents had stayed in the Bronx, I might have grown up thinking my family was like all the rest.
Lately, I’ve seriously resolved to take myself less seriously. It’s a paradox, isn’t it? Just like so many aspects of life. As time goes on, I’m finding that many age-old oxymoronic mantras ring tr...
4 Ways We Can Shift Our Language to Support Kids' Emotional Intelligence
Whether or not we validate our kids’ emotions will ultimately have an impact on their ability to manage those emotions well beyond the childhood years.
Why Turning Your Clocks Back Gives Your Brain A Boost
Getting that spark of natural light first thing in the morning can bring several welcome benefits to our body and mind this time of year.
I’m grateful for my scars. Each blemish has a story. Without my stories – and my scars – who would I be?
There’s No Crying in Parenting
At no point in my 34 years of life had I ever been so...I want to say humbled, but the more accurate word here is humiliated.
When One "Snore" Closes, Another Door Opens
People fall apart over money, stress, jobs, lies, but not freaking snoring, unless the issue is of course not about snoring at all.
This is a submission in our monthly contest. November's theme is Gratitude. Dear Daughters, When I was 13, my step-father told me that victims of attacks – women – were attacked because they’d aske...
Women vs. Other Women and the Myth of the Zero-Sum Game
While she’s waiting, she begins to question the very worth of this victory: If she’s so triumphant why is she alone?
The Old Normal, and the Imperative of Self-Defense Training for Women
In light of the countless high-profile assault charges recently meted I challenge us, individually, collectively, indivisibly, to say no. To scream no.
Kid Made Recipe: Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
This crispy, spicy vegetarian take on buffalo wings makes a great party dish, or the perfect weekend movie watching snack!
Breastfeeding: When Success Feels Like Failure
Most of all, I raged against the breastfeeding mothers who failed to tell me how hard this all was.
18 Simple Ways to Infuse Each Day With Learning
Teaching your child to love learning offers them a lifetime of discovery, far outside the classroom.
Read These Favorite New Books After Your Kids Go to Sleep
If you’re looking for something to read, here are some favorite new books to put on your radar:
I'd read about how SEAL recruits had to endure the most physically challenging conditions imaginable – including sleep deprivation. Maybe they could help.
How I Missed My Kindergartner's Color Deficiency
Roman’s perspective of the world was colored, literally, different, yet his outlook was unfazed.