What You Need to Know About Giving Your Children Allowance
70 percent of kids get some kind of allowance nowadays. If you’re considering giving an allowance to your kids, here are some basic things to consider:
How to Teach Your Child Your Native Language in One Easy Step
With years of trial and error under my belt, I finally figured out how to get kids to start actually liking, adoring, and loving their native language.
10 Ways to Raise Extraordinary Human Beings
Here are 10 things we can do to raise extraordinary human beings, who recognize their own strengths and know how to use them.
How Parents Can Challenge Their Children with Stretch Goals
I love challenging my kids to do better and be better. I do it all the time. I think part of me has developed it into a little mental game, a satisfying mom challenge.
The Future Is Love and It’s in My Kitchen
It's hard to feel powerless when we stop looking at the world out there and look at the world in here: in our kitchens and in our family rooms and our beds.
Child Anxiety and What to Do About It
Lots of children can “hold it together” at school. How can we help children lower their buzz and not explode?
Boosting Baby Vocabulary: Parents are Better than Netflix
There are limits to what "educational" programming can do for your toddler.
How to Strengthen A Child’s Character Through Empathy
Empathy rarely requires rules be changed, expectations be lowered, or concessions be made for a child.
That Time My Birth Plan Went Flying out the Window
Like many moms, I had a birth plan, but that plan went flying out the second story hospital window
Why Teaching Your Toddler to Share Is a Waste of Time
I am concerned about teaching my son to be content with what he has, to wait his turn, and to realize that even in his little toddler world, whining does not get him what he wants.
How to Teach Your Kids About Civic Responsibility
Sometimes we need a shake up to wake up. How can we use this time to teach our children the importance of civic engagement?
A 5-Step Plan for Waiting to Catch Your Child's Stomach Bug
My son had bravely thrown up six times in five hours overnight. I knew from experience that I was next. I just didn’t know when.
A Woman’s Guide to Dealing with the “Man Cold”
In order to help my fellow women, I’ve devised the following easy, 10-step guide to deal with your man when in the grips of a man-cold.
How RSV Changed the Way I Parent
I had no idea what RSV was. I am not a medical professional. I am an average mom with three kids. And then I found out.
When Motherhood and Mental Illness Collide
I said I was in love with her, but I lied. When I first met my daughter three years ago, all I felt was a powerful sense of panic.
How to Be A Kid With Your Kid (and Not Have to Steal Their Coloring Books)
Childhood is the coolest. That’s why we want ours back. But we also want to protect our kids’ childhood.
Perhaps I should feel badly about lying to those I love so dearly, but the truth is, I don't feel badly at all. In fact, they get me through most days.
What Kind of Hostess Are You? Take the Quiz and Find Out
I have determined that there are three kinds of hostesses: The Bold Hostess, The Loving Hostess, and The Sensible Hostess.
The Best Way to “Go Green?” Go Outside.
Even with the “greening” of parenthood, helping children form an actual connection to nature is often overlooked.
How to Help Your Kids Understand the Ugly Truth About Photoshop
We're all bombarded with images of men and women – famous or not – who look perfect. It's important to teach kids about the reality behind the images that surround them.
Story time at your local library is the Holy Grail for many new parents because it is free, a chance to get out of the house, and a potential opportunity to speak to another adult. Many parents hav...
How to Help Your Kids Build a Better BS Detector
BS is all around us. Heres how to prepare your kids to deal with it, without losing their sense of wonder.
Kid Made Recipe: Bacon, Egg, and Toast Cups
These bacon, egg, and toast cups make the best weekend breakfast, But we love them on breakfast-for-dinner weeknights too!
What Happened When I Refused to Let My Son Tell Me How to Wear My Hair
Every time my son tells me he doesn’t like what I’m doing with my hair, it has felt more and more like an opportunity and experiment in resistance.