Dining Out with Baby: An Eight-Step Survival Guide
Anyone who has ever had a baby (I'm guessing that's you!) knows that when you take the little tyke to dinner, it's a race against the clock. Here are tips.
5 Tips for Getting Your Kids to Bed in the Heyday of Summer
Summer is one long endless day – and it is exhausting. But that doesn't always mean your kids want to go to bed. Here's how to get some essential sleep.
Easy Ways to Build Water Confidence With Your Child
If your child is water-shy, try these tips for boosting their confidence and maximizing productive lesson time. And yes, there's plenty you can do at home.
4 Things That Matter on Family Vacation, and 4 Things That Totally Don’t
When it comes to vacation, pick the things to care about and let the rest go before we lose it, National Lampoon-style.
A Guide to Summer Screen-Time Rules
Set reasonable limits that allow for family time and other important activities, and incorporate media and tech in ways that bring the family together.
3 Tips for Traveling With Kids and Family
I’m glad I dared to travel with my baby. Here are the top three lessons I learned that I plan to employ for future adventures.
Why Kids Thrive When We Set High Expectations
The expectations we hold of our children are critical in determining their academic and social outcomes.
5 Present-Day Parenting Styles Inadvertently Favored in the 1970s
Back then, they didn't have fancy names for the different approaches to parenting. Only in the information age do we need to put a label on it.
The Most Important Thing Children Need Is Just Love
As long as you show your kids that you believe in them, as long as you offer them love, warmth, affection, and support, your kids are going to be just fine.
On the Trials of Toddler Travel, A Few Words to the Wise
Traveling with toddlers is a special kind of crazy. But if you prepare properly, it's totally tolerable. Here are some tips for making it as fun as possible.
Why the Baby Einstein Sea Dreams Soother Went Viral
When a product makes a difference in helping our little one catch those precious zzzs, you better bet it gets our interest. Sea Dreams Soother to the rescue.
What Are Wake Windows? How Parents Can Use Them to Make Life Smoother
A wake window is exactly how it sounds, the stretch of time your baby or toddler stays up between naps. Here's how they can help make life smoother for the family.
5 Ways to Make Potty Training Easier for the Whole Family
Even if your little one is ready to start potty training, it can be a frustrating process for all. These strategies can make things easier on your and your child.
Father's Day Has Always Been About Ties
The history of Father's Day proves that it is a Hallmark holiday, but not for the reasons you think. Take the chance to tell your dad how you feel about him.
What to Consider When Baby and Toddler Proofing Your Home
There’s no way to completely limit baby's exposure to risks. Yet, there are some practical steps you can take to ensure that they can be in a safe environment.
Foster Care: Here's What You Need to Know
More than 400,000 kids are in foster care across the U.S. The foster system is facing a crisis due to a shortage of foster parents and foster homes.
Day Trips: The Perfect Summer Adventure on a Budget
With these eight strategies, you can successfully hit the road with your kids in a way that doesn’t leave you swearing off one-day family fun forever.
Why Sake Should Be Every Parent’s Go-To Drink
Despite the recent takedown of "Wine Mom Culture," there are ways for parents to enjoy a hard earned drink at the end of the day.
5 Reasons Moms Make Great Business Owners
Mothers, like business owners, are required to be multi-tasking experts. Both need to plan, execute, adapt, problem-solve and delegate. The two jobs go hand in hand.
Why "Work Life Balance" Is Too Simplistic for Modern Dads
There's been a lot of change for dads in a short period of time. Today they work as many hours as previous generations, but do three times the childcare and twice the housework as dads a generation...
How to Make Friends as a New Parent
Being a new parent can feel lonely. Here are some ways to get out there and make new friends - and nurture your existing relationships (even while exhausted).
The Developmental Milestones That Should Actually Make You Excited
I record all of my kids' important milestones like walking and talking. I also keep a list of all their achievements that make my life as a mom just a little bit easier.
Here's How to Potty Train Your Baby
Instead of training toddlers out of a lifelong habit, the Chinese forego diapers from birth. It's a hands on approach to potty training and it works.
For Best Potty Training Results, It's Parent Readiness That Matters
Having a potty trained kid seems like a great idea. Until you consider what it means for you.