6 Simple Ways to Help Your Child Cope With Death
Here are some things to consider when faced with calming your child’s fears and answering questions regarding the death of a friend or family member.
My Severe Anxiety Threatened to Ruin a Family Trip to the Amusement Park
Grappling with anxiety is hard enough on our own. But we owe it to our kids to parent through the fear and give them the experiences they deserve.
4 Simple Ways to Help Improve Your Kid's Mood
We all get grumpy sometimes. Luckily, it doesn't have to last long. Especially if you employ some proven remedies.
Can I Please Just Enjoy This Dad Double Standard?
No, I don't like being called the babysitter, but I'm not going to complain about being hailed a hero for simply going to the grocery store with a baby.
You Just Never Know When You'll Say the Words She Needs to Hear
It's not always the words of advice that resonate. Sometimes it's sharing your own fears and admitting you don't have the answers either.
7 Signs You Might Be a Mom-Ninja
There's no secret class. Just on-the-job training that turns new moms into mom-ninjas, one diaper change and managed tantrum at a time.
A Very Brief Guide to the Hottest New Parenting Styles
Despite being a seemingly modern concept, the term "helicopter parent" dates all the way back to 1969. In "Between Parent and Teenager" author and psychologist Haim G. Ginott quotes an over-paren...
To the Extremes: Parenting With Major Depressive Disorder
On a good day, the ups of major depressive disorder make me feel like supermom. But it doesn't last forever.
It's easy to forget what it's like to be a kid. Especially when there is work to be done, bills to be paid, and meetings to reach on time.
50 Shades of Brown and Other First-Time Parenting Worries
As first time parents everything seems important, and also potentially life-threatening. Eventually, you learn to lighten up.
Wishing Your Teen Could Still Be a Baby is Actually Really Hurtful
It's not easy being a teenager. As parents, we have to be mindful of the way they interpret things we say.
Not Perfect, Not Broken: Parenting Through the Fog of Depression
I want my kids to remember the love I have for them when the fog is lifted. The mother who will always be there for them and always love them.
Witness to a Meltdown: There Is a Way to Help
When another parent is struggling, it's hard not to look away and leave them to battle it out alone. But sometimes lending a hand makes all the difference.
Stepping Out With Twins? Pretend You re a Kardashian!
Multiples are more commonplace than ever these days, but for some reason, when people see them, they act like they've experienced a celebrity sighting.
I Thought I Was a Guaranteed Natural But Parenting Is Hard
Parenthood is something that we grow into, and if we ever feel as if we're making it up as we go along...? Well, we are.
How the Village Can Help Most When You're Parenting Tweens and Teens
The "it takes a village" concept doesn't end with diapers. It can play a very important role in raising tweens and teens as well.
Learning to Parent Without You: A Letter to My Late Mom
The entire family was crowded into the living room of that rental house on the shore. It was you and dad, the six of us kids and our spouses, and several of the older grandkids. We sat on old couch...
4 Reasons You Should Absolutely Get That Minivan
Go ahead, you know you want to. We hereby give you permission to get that minivan. Yes, we know you said you’d never get one.
When Your Spouse Travels for Work: A Supermom Survival Kit
Taking on the role of solo parent while your spouse is out of town is not always easy, but there are a few things you can do to ease the burden.
Yes, fine. They're three times the work, and three times the cuteness, but what else triples with triplets?
Rejected by My Teen in the City of Lights
As parents, we can share what we love and what we’ve learned, but our children are free to accept or decline our offerings.
These Feet: A Letter to My Growing Child
My dear, sweet, stunning little girl, As we lay here, snuggled up tight in our bedtime routine, I watch you slowly drift off to sleep. I watch as your muscles – the ones that let you be the strong...
8 Books For Children That Every Adult Should Read
Great children’s literature captures the wisdom of human truth in a manner so simple, even grown-ups can understand.
Mom, Stop Trashing My Appearance – It’s Bad for the Grandkids
I don't want to make criticism and cutting comments about appearance a family tradition.