Here, Take My Kid: A Guide to Raising Resilient Children
A recent study found that links outside the home can improve kid’s resilience, in particular by providing some protection from adverse events in childhood.
Daycare's 15-Minute Goodbye Rule Did Me an Enormous Favor
Prolonging the goodbye is often more about the parent than the kid. And who knows that better than anyone? Daycare providers.
Grief, According to a 4-Year-Old: Loss through a Kid's Eyes
My name is Georgina, and I have a daughter who is trying to understand what happens when we die. This is personal for us because her brother, my son, passed away.
5 Things I Won’t Skimp on With the Second Baby
First-time-mom-me was way too hard on herself in so many ways. This time, I vow to do just that, and promise myself that I will not skimp on the following.
How Did I Become That Anxious Dad?
It’s normal to worry about your children’s safety, but you also need trust in their growing self-preservation instincts. Here are some tips for anxious dads.
How Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Helped Me Potty Train My Kids
The goal of potty training seems insurmountable, until you introduce a little bribery. In one family, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Little People" did the trick.
How to Use Your Philosophy on Life to Pick Swim Lessons
Maybe there's something to using your philosophical approach to life as a means to teach swimming. These five types of lessons might follow your groove.
The One Thing Parents Can Do to Make Mornings Smoother, According to Science
Take a minute for connection before rattling off a list of must-dos. This simple habit can help you both start the day on a positive foot. It's worth a try!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Professional Potty Trainers and Two Other Early Parenting Coaches You Can Totally Hire
Though pricey, these services can make a world of difference for families struggling through early parenting milestones.