Who's Your TV Parent Spirit Animal?
It's possible that there are currently half as many children in the world as there are words written about raising them. With so much information being thrown at us, it's easy to get overwhelmed. S...
6 Tips for Capturing Childhood With Your iPhone
At last count, my iPhone contained 8,755 photos. If I ever used Siri, I assume she'd insist, speech slurred, that I whittle that down to give her room to breathe before she could provide me with ...
The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up, Week 2: Books
Less Clutter, More Joy We’re a family of book lovers and book hoarders. My daughter never wanted a blanket or stuffed animal in her crib as a baby. She wanted me to line the inside of her crib wit...
Shoutout to 1980's TV Sitcom Parents
All my social media feeds are full of chatter about the final episode of the TV show Parenthood. My partner loves Parenthood. I think it’s sentimental and borderline corny. Yet I watch it with her...
Do you remember that stand-up set by Tig Notaro that lit the Twitter on fire in August 2012 and launched a little-known comic into the stratosphere? It was the one that Louis C.K. then made availab...
The importance of teaching financial literacy to children cannot be overstated. Over at Good Men Project, Zechariah Newman wrote a revealing, useful post about kids and money. I agree with each of ...
The Future Belongs to the Brave
Today is NASA National Remembrance Day. We celebrate the lives of all the men and women who died for the sake of space exploration. It was 29 years ago today the Challenger space shuttle exploded, ...
Snowed in? We've got your wintry playlist right here. Songs in this mix: White Winter Hymnal – Fleet Foxes Cold as Ice – Foreigner What the Snowman Learned About Love– Stars Snowball – De...
7-ish Alice in Wonderland Quotes That Sum Up Parenthood
Alice in Wonderland, written in 1865 by Lewis Carroll (who would turn a youthful 183 today), is considered the best example of the literary nonsense genre. In such writing, the effect of nonsense i...
Lists for Winter Storm Preparedness
Blizzards and snow days can create havoc with schedules, commuting and childcare. They can also bring families together for some of the best days of the year. A key to enjoying stormy days is pre...
Catch the freshest, cleanest snow for sugar on snow by putting mixing bowls outside during the big snowstorm. Sugar on snow is the best. It's a delicious, easy, seasonal treat for all ages. Simply...
5 Links: World's Worst Mom, Glitter Bombs, Evermotion
1 - The never ending debate about kids safety vs independence became a reality show from Discovery Life. Go behind the scenes with the New York Times article "Parenting Advice From ‘America’s Worst...
Take an Internet Field Trip: 5 Links to Share With Your Kids
Share great links with your kids on an Internet Field Trip curated for Parent Co by Today Box, a website designed for curious kids.
Girls Play Baseball: Lessons From Youtube
Girls can't play baseball? Hold it right there, grasshopper. A few days after Christmas, we slowly started relocating the gifts that remained under the tree to their proper resting places. Among th...
Couples Therapy Will Make You Better Parents
Last week I talked about a few of the reasons I think you need couples therapy. Now I’d like to expound on one that I’d place in the “So Obvious it Hurts My Feelings” category: Going to therapy tog...
The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up, Week 1: Clothes
Less Clutter, More Joy There was a time in my life when I lived out of a suitcase. I lived in Italy for a year and carried only the bare necessities with me. It surprised me how easy it was for me...
Everything you wanted to know about podcasting but didn’t feel like Googling.
Looking Back at the Most Popular Baby Names of 2015
Need help naming your baby? Choose from one the most popular names of 2015. #dumpcake
Need to Know: Invisibilia Podcast
Busy parents Need to Know, so every week we highlight one album, book, app, movie or show that's about blow up. More. Perhaps you’ve already heard about Invisibilia, the latest blockbuster podcast...
Oscar-Nominated Movies You Can Watch From Home
Several people suggested that we share Julie Whitaker's article "2015 Oscar-Nominated Movies You Can Watch From Home." After all, it's usually difficult for parents (especially of younger children)...
Parents of the 80's- An interview from the future
I recently sparked a debate with my mother when I suggested that just maybe parenting these days is more difficult than when she raised me. Sure, the improvements in disposable diapers alone give a...
You could pull out a box of mac and cheese. But you're taking it the extra mile and cooking a slammin' dinner. Here are some kid-friendly tunes to blast while you make it happen.
In a world where people un-ironically name their children Unique and produce enough bizarre maternity photo shoots to provide fodder for entire blogs dedicated to the genre, it's hard to believe th...
5 Links: Screentime, Bedtime Reading, Kid App Trends
Trendy topics last week included the importance of reading to kids, and the potential overuse of technology by children. Over on Medium, Gary Vaynerchuk writes "I refuse to limit or restrict hours...