What Parenting Taught Me About My Ambivert Tendencies
I can connect to both the introvert and extrovert personality and choose what that means for me.
For Better or Worse, Body Image Begins in Childhood
Psychologists, counselors, and exercise physiologists agree.
A Family Guide to the CAN-AM Indoor Football League
Not everyone who loves football lives near an NFL Franchise. The NFL and College football seasons are a short four to five months of the year if you include pre-season and playoffs. For many famili...
7 Subtle Ways to Encourage Your Kids to be Readers
Forcing it is never going to work.
Are Anxious People Actually Smarter?
Maybe it’s not so bad to be a worrier after all.
100 Phrases That Help Raise Confident, Happy Kids
The words you speak to your kids can become self-fulfilling prophecies.
Why Grit Matters and How to Infuse it in Your Kids
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. ~ Thomas A. Edison
Bullied Kids May Be at Risk for Disease Later in Life
Without resilience, stress can have a snowballing effect on our lives.
We Don't Need a Break, We Need One Another
"Do you even love me?" As soon as the words left my lips I wanted to take them back. What if he said no?
Band together, mamas.
Being a Parent Makes You More Likely to Live Longer
Just look away when the kid jumps off high stuff. Otherwise, the effects may be neutralized.
Why Are More Parents Giving Their Kids Melatonin?
Between 2007 and 2012, melatonin use among children aged 4 to 17 rose significantly, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Parents Are the Ultimate Optimists
It's basically by necessity.
"Don't Pick" and Other Important Advice For My Daughter
Learned firsthand over a few decades.
With only two chances to practice each year, my progress towards ‘cool and collected’ was slow.
I Have to See if I Fall Again: Lessons From the Front Lines of the Playground
It's the most cliché inspirational quote of them all, but it holds fast because it's true.
5 Lessons Monogamous Parents Can Learn From Poly Parenting
More people, more helpers.
You May Not be My Husband, But Our Kids Are Lucky You're Their Dad
It feels weird to call ourselves “single moms” because we are technically single, but we're not alone in raising our children.
How 20 Bucks and a Miter Saw Made My Life as a New Parent Easier
Here’s the problem: For able-bodied parents, getting a crib involves setting a budget and picking out a crib. But for me, cribs are a lot more complicated.
Kid Made Recipe: Cheddar Garlic Monkey Bread
Everyone will love this crisp on the outside, warm and buttery on the inside addition to the table. These are seriously addictive!
How Can I Use TV and Movies to Teach My Kids Media Literacy?
Teaching kids to pause and think -- and not just accept things at face value -- is teaching them a valuable skill.
10 Montessori Quotes to Help Adopt a Holistic Approach to Parenting
The one thing I learned about the Montessori program as a PhD student exploring holistic education was that the program has almost as many critics as it has fans. Indeed, the Montessori method has ...
Step Away From the Mess and Make Room for Things That Matter Most
It doesn’t take much to convince ourselves that every little thing we do or don’t do could break the kids. Of course it doesn’t really work that way.