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Avoid Saying These Two Words When Arguing With Your Spouse

Changing your outlook to one of partnership as opposed to two people against one another could lessen the heat of your arguments.

Teaching Kids Media Smarts During Breaking News

While the internet -- from major news sites to Twitter -- can be a valuable place to find useful information, it also can be the source of misinformation.

Three Brilliant Analogies to Guide Your Complex Modern Marriage

It seemed simpler before, back in the day of the Cleavers. But marriage isn’t any weightier now. We’re just setting the table with different expectations.

Want to Feel Old? This is What Learning Looks Like to the Class of 2021

Beloit College's 20th annual Mindset List offers deep insights into today's college students' attitudes toward education, information, and technology.

How to Prepare for Adoption Like an Olympic Gymnast

Approaching adoption with the mindset that you cannot fail is what will make you the kind of parent who triumphs, no matter what anyone else may tell you.

Consider Swapping These Two Words to Get What You Want

Among all of the ways language can trip us up, misusing "can" and "will" may be the sneakiest mix up of all.

Finding the Middle of the Money Struggle

Money, like so many things, is fraught with baggage and emotion.

Parenting Is a Wean/Wean Situation

What I did not realize all those years ago was that my babies weren’t just weaning away from the breast. They were weaning away from me.

4 Things Parents Should Keep in Mind When Setting Rules

Rules rule, but only if they are set out right. We do more harm than good when we fail to enforce rules and limits with love and affection.

Pregnant With Number 3: the Week by Week Narrative

And sister, I gotta be honest: this ain't your first rodeo. So you need a new calendar. A give-it-to-you-straight calendar.

How to Help Your Toddler Graduate From Board Books to the Real Deal

When everyone's sure where baby’s belly button can be found, use these tips to help your toddler make the transition to the next phase of reading together.

Kid Made Recipe: Tater Tot Veggie Pot Pie

It’s comfort food season! Grab a big kid to help you out with these tasty, easy pot pies. The crispy tater tots will make them a new family favorite.

The Power of Positive Fruitcake

Digging around for 50 ml minis of vodka while an anxious customer waits behind me, just slightly too close for comfort, I realize how fortunate I am.

How to Teach Your Kids That Puerto Ricans Are Americans, Too

According to some polls, only about half of Americans are aware that people from Puerto Rico – a U.S. territory – are, in fact, Americans.

6 Things to Carefully Consider Before Working From Home

If you are thinking about transitioning from working-outside-of-the-home to working-at-home, here are a few aspects you will want to consider.

Love and Laughter During the Dreaded Nighttime Routine

Recently, I decided to switch things up a bit. I made a promise to try not to stress and be calm with my words.

How Comics Helped My Kid Love Reading

When I was a kid, my dad read to me every night. By age five, I was traveling nightly through the worlds of "The Hobbit" or "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe". Even afternoon naps would start ...

When I Buried My Mom, I Let Go of Something Else With Her

This was not the fury of the adolescent and the frustrated mother anymore. It was a meeting of two grown-ups.

Our First Father-Daughter Road Trip Was Escaping a Hurricane

So what if I had to rhyme words with her for hours and have contests to see which of us could spot more school buses for 300 miles?

My Kids Hate Led Zeppelin Despite My Best Efforts

I so want to pass the torch, this sword of gold. I want to give them this tune. I want to give all of them. They're not having it. Yet.

What "Fun and Easy" Says About Our Expectations of Childhood

Perhaps we shouldn’t let “fun and easy” be the only two deciding factors for the activities we choose to do with children.

One Day, Your Kid is Going to Make You Sorry You Defended Them

It's a parent's nature to defend their kid through and through. But the truth is, sometimes we're going to regret going to bat for them.

The French Method of Education You Should Bring Into Your Parenting

The underlying principles of Freinet education can be easily applied at home.