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7 Ways to Resolve Parenting Disagreements With Your Partner

Instead of yelling and screaming, here are a few tips to help resolve issues smoothly the next time you find yourself in the middle of a heated discussion.

How to Help Kids Create a Culture of Personal Accountability

Personal accountability means teaching kids that actions have consequences.

6 Ways to Turn Your Family Room Couch Into a Therapist's Couch

Your family room couch can become a figurative therapist’s couch with these simple tips on reducing stress and anxiety in your kids. 

If I Were Their Mother: Fairytale Edition

Long ago but not so far away, I was a little girl who loved a good fairy tale. But now I'm a mom, and seriously, have you ever read these!?

How Far is Too Far When Kid-Proofing Toys?

If we look more carefully at the history of dangerous toys, we might wish for a few more atomic energy labs and a few less fidget spinners.

7 Comics That Teach Kids Invaluable Life Lessons

If you’ve shied away from introducing your child to comic books, now is the time for a proper introduction.

Finding Yourself Through Mom Friends

My only chance at surviving these childhood years would come in the form of a cross-body-bag-wearing, sleep deprived, carrier of small humans: another mom.

How to Get Your Old iPhone Kid-Ready

Before you hand that old iPhone over to your kid (Woot, woot! UPGRADE!) get it set just right.

Why We Need to Actively Teach Girls to Value Their Intelligence

What causes girls to believe this stereotype that boys are innately smarter and how can we change that?

A Realistic Way Look at How Judging Moms Defeats Us

Consider for a moment how mom-shaming affects all of us, even if we aren't the immediate perpetrators or victims of the shaming.

You Don't Have to Ask Permission to Care For Yourself

I noticed that the questions are everywhere, like a reflex. Can I take a shower now? Can I practice yoga tonight?

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.