Eye-Witness Reports From My Kid's Check-Out Line Meltdown
I went into that grocery store at a mere 28 years young. Sadly, I drove away at an alarming 84 years old.
How to Teach Young Girls to Embrace Their Curls and Differences, From the Author Of "Curlee Girlee"
Girls as young as five are six times more likely to have an aversion to their hair if it’s curly. How can they embrace their differences and learn to appreciate their curls?
Beyond Just Buying Books, Create a Culture of Reading in Your Home
Reading is important for vocabulary, language and social skills development. And there is plenty of research to back that up.
How Water Works to Relax Kids and Turn Their Moods Around
The wise advice of putting your kids in water to change a mood or calm a child down is a science-backed trick that works.
How the Death of My Father Made Me Stop the Whirlwind
The whirlwind is deceptive. It makes you think that it's fine to move fast and that nothing will ever change.
When Motherhood Means Sitting in the Dark With My Child
And that’s parenting really – you do all you can do, but sometimes you still find yourself sitting in the dark.
How to Delegate Chores and Actually Get Your Kids to Do Them
Getting kids to help around the house can prove to be a Herculean task. But by giving them age-appropriate tasks, they can easily participate.
Mommy-and-Me, Destroying the Me in Mommy
I am their mom. I am the crucial part of our Mommy-and-Me, but I’m losing the Me.
Why Wasn’t Hannah Horvath’s Pregnancy on “Girls” Exactly Like My Own?
Why wasn’t Hannah Horvath talking about how much she didn’t like being pregnant? In other words, why wasn’t she me right now?
My 7th Grader Was Not "A Pleasure to Have in Class" and Turned Out Just Fine
If you have a child who isn’t always “a pleasure to have in class,” don’t be discouraged. Be consistent, but don’t give up or lose faith.
Chips and hummus get a snappy springtime update in this tasty, healthy, and fun-to-make snack kids and grown ups alike will love!
Buying and Selling a House…With a Toddler, a Pregnant Wife, and a Tight Deadline
My wife's reaction to finding out she was pregnant eight months after giving birth to our first child encapsulated the major difference between us.
3 Places Families Should Make Phone-Free
Here's how to carve out three important tech-free areas -- and why.
My Son Asked Me Why I Had A Butt on My Stomach
I want other women, especially mothers, to know that it's okay that their body is what it is.
April Showers Bring Spring Scented Kids
There is a unique smell that is my young children at the end of a spring day.
Four Daily Exercises That Illuminate Gratitude and Joy
These small habits we can practice every day will help our kids see the good all around them.
Carl Jung on Parenting: There Are No Coincidences
Synchronicity is all about coincidence, about things happening at similar times or in a particular pattern so that the things take on meaning.
Are There Child Traffickers in Ikea? The Fine Balance of Parenting, Paranoia, and Preparedness
We are parenting in a time of paranoia. What are the statistics about abductions and sex trafficking in our current culture? It's not as dire as you'd think.
Charting a New Course for My Sensitive Girl
It is not my job to tell my daughter who to be. She already feels the world speaking to her, telling her that her sensitivity is undesirable.
Sharing Our Boobs: The Case for Communal Breastfeeding
The idea of another woman putting her nipple in your baby’s mouth might give you the creeps, but remember, only a few generations back breastfeeding itself was taboo.
All-Embracing Ways to Parent a Shy Kid
Researchers have found that shyness is part of a child’s temperament and can be quite persistent. So how do you support your shy child?
How to Help Your Kid Conquer Feelings of Disappointment
The line between setting a child up for success and protecting him from disappointment is hazy. Yet the alternative is not only impossible, it backfires.
Roughhousing With Your Kids May be Just the Sort of Play They Need
I was surprised when I ran across research that touts all of these other benefits of “roughhousing” outside of the pure joy factor.
These Are the Years of Looking Down
The early days of motherhood pull your gaze away from the stars and downward onto chores, and babies, and messes to manage.