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Could Your Sleep Issues Be Rubbing off on Your Kids?

A new study shows how a mother’s insomnia can impact her child’s sleep patterns as well. So what can we do when sleep just won't come?

Most Anticipated Kids' Books for Fall/Winter 2017

Here are some of the most anticipated books of fall/winter 2017 that are perfect for the young reader.

How to Help Your Kids Cope With Natural Disasters

Believe it or not, helping your kids through a natural disaster starts long before the natural disaster strikes.

Helping Little Ones with Big Emotions

Not every parent knows how to validate the full spectrum of their child’s feelings.

5 Ways to Save a Life for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

One in 285 children is diagnosed with cancer by age 20. There are ways to help that can actually save lives.

3 Tenets to Prepare Your Kids for the Future When You Have No Idea What's Coming

We can help minimize the kickback for our kids by teaching them how to embrace the idea of change with just a few shifts of their mindsets.

6 Ways the New iPhone 8 Can up Your Parenting Game

The new iPhone 8 is scheduled to be released on September 15, and some new features are a parent's dream.

I'm the Allergy Mom, and Yes, I Know You're Not Thrilled

A few tips and pieces of advice that I’ve honed over the years that can hopefully help if you have an allergic kid in your child’s classroom.

Despite Our Fears, We Need to Restore the Unity We Felt After 9/11

In the days and months that followed 9/11, we were united through grief. These days seem to be divided by fear.

6 Ways to Play Nice With Your Kid’s Teacher

One key to a child’s success both socially and behaviorally is the relationship between the teacher and the parents.

When an Old Scar Reveals a New Truth About Motherhood

Memory transports me back to the OR and I’m in essentially the same savasana position: flat on my back, arms outstretched, hands open.

If You Feel Dumber Than You Used To, Thank Your Kids

After years of compiling data and case studies, the scientific team at Studies-R-Us has determined as kids age, parents do, in fact, get dumber.

5 Questions Teachers Wish You Would Ask Them About Screen Time, Tech, and Internet Privacy

Teachers -- who are on the front lines of the tech-infused school day -- are experts at helping families manage this stuff so that kids can learn.

Mothers Hold Children’s Hands for a While – or Sometimes Forever

When I co-owned a home décor business, one of the products featured in our catalog was a calligraphy sign that said: "Mothers hold their children’s hands for a while… their hearts forever." At the ...

If Recollection is Subject to Our Own Perspectives, I Hope My Kids Remember It This Way

When we look at any one of the photographs that depict a childhood, the unspoken story therein will be read differently by each of us.

Kid Made Recipe: White Bean Chicken Chili

If you’ve got leftover chicken and a tween prep cook, you’re on your way to a warm, hearty delicious dinner that everyone will love.

It Would Have Been Better If Kevin Hadn't Come

I think all parents worry that one of their kids is being shortchanged in some way. This fear increases exponentially when you have a special needs child.

The Project Management Tool You Can Use to Wrangle Your Family

Everything from crazy family mornings to chores and attitude problems can be addressed by stealing this corporate tool and applying it to the home.

Rewards and Bribery – Aren’t They the Same?

Some parents assume rewards and bribes are synonymous. They aren’t. There’s actually a huge difference.

Could Drinking Together be the Secret to a Long-Lastingly Happy Marriage?

A recent study suggests when older couples participate in concordant drinking (drinking together), the negativity within their relationship decreases.

Starting Over: When Mama is Nana

The term “grandfamilies” has entered the lexicon.

When Fancy Underwear Gave Me Back My Perspective

How easily we can imagine to buy more, to have more, and maybe to be more, would be so much better in every way than where we are right now.

Most Anticipated Teen/YA Books for Fall/Winter 2017

Teenagers and adults alike will want to get their hands on these fresh new books this fall and winter.