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Catching Up With Anpanman

She's going to be who she's going to be. Forcing her to choose between this culture and that, between my interests and her own, is a certain path to failure.

What Your Milk of Choice Could Mean for the Growth of Your Kid

Do your kids drink cow, soy, almond, cashew, rice, coconut, or maybe hemp milk? A new study suggests one could lead to more growth.

12 Tips for Securing Those Much Needed College Scholarships

Believe it or not, it’s not if you apply, but how you apply that may make or break a student’s chance of winning college scholarships.

How My Rape Influences My Parenting

I must admit my own history is in the back of my mind when I'm parenting my two sons. I want them to recognize risk and know that stop means stop.

7 Ways to Soak in the Fleeting Moments with Your Kids

We get so caught up in work, our phones, or just the everyday humdrum of life. But if we look around once in awhile we really soak it in.

The Baseball Bat, the Butterfly, and the Box of Teeth

Maybe, if we are lucky, we catch something and we draw it close to us, marvel at its beauty and marvel even more at the gift that is us holding it.

Drop Everything and Build a Nature Playground. It’s Easier Than You Think.

Without the context provided by their previous toys, instead armed with natural supplies, their options now are as endless as their imaginations.

15 Things That Lessen the Stress of Moving With Toddlers

Moving is never easy. Add a toddler or two to the equation and it might even feel impossible. Here's how to lighten the load.

6 People You Should Ask to Judge Your Parenting (And One You Shouldn’t)

To be a parent is to be judged. Most frequently, it's unsolicited. But maybe that's not always a bad thing.

The Botox Boost: It's Not Just for the Aging Anymore

It turns out, Botox does more than fight off the wrinkles. If beauty is skin deep, we're reaching past that to get to the root of our son's struggles.

Five Ways to Prevent Summer Reading Programs From Sucking Out the Joy

Having kids keep track of summer reading by giving them prizes may actually be taking the joy out of reading for kids and giving them the wrong motivation.

7 Ways You're Getting Sunscreen All Wrong

We chase the kids down with the high-octane sunscreen to protect them from UVA and UVB. But even in all our carefulness, we might still be getting it wrong.

How to Organize Your Kids’ Schoolwork Without Losing Your Mind

Follow these simple steps and I promise you’ll finish organizing your kids’ schoolwork in time to collect it all over again in the fall.

Chickens: the Underrated Pets You Didn’t Know You Needed

Keeping a flock of chickens offers all the richness of adopting one adorable mutt and requires only a fraction of the work.

Why I’m Not Going to Bathe My Kids This Summer

My kids can wallow in their own filth this summer and enjoy every minute of it.

I Drove Myself Crazy Trying to Be the Best at Attachment Parenting

For nine months we studied attachment parenting, And then we actually became parents.

Five Simple Ways to Turn This Summer’s Family Vacation Into an Educational Adventure

Going to new places and experiencing new things are always great ways to foster a love of learning and to enhance your child’s experience.

How would your kids describe dad in just one word?

How would your kids describe dad in just one word? Create deeper connections with the VoiceShare app from WavHello

A Mother’s Random, Contradictory Musings in the Final Week of the Academic Year

Holy crap, I can’t believe it’s the last week of school!! What a shitty spring we’ve had. About damn time summer showed up. Summer will be fun. I look forward to summer. Why am I not feeling excite...

How to Help Your Kid Deal With Conflict on the Playground

Kids need tools to help them resolve the issues they are having. You can send your child to school every day with this toolkit of strategies to help.

The Handy Dad He Didn't Know He'd Need to Become

Parenting a child with special needs requires you to ignore 90 percent of the material out there for "kid tips and tricks."

6 Ways to Steer Your Teen Daughter Toward Total Body Confidence

Although it may seem like an impossible task to promote a positive body image with your daughter, it can be done.

Why Women Should Stop Saying They Are Lucky to Get a Maternity Leave

We need to stop viewing parental leave as a perk and start treating it as a basic workers’ right that millions are currently being denied.