Resilience: Ordinary Magic For The Mind
The ability to bounce back from life’s challenges is called resilience. Resilience is the antidote to life’s big punches.
The Simple Question That Brings Our Family Closer Every Single Night
Whether we find ourselves happy to be at that table, or barely able to look each other in the eye, at some point someone asks this question.
How Playing Favorites Among Your Kids May Play Out
Do you ever play favorites with your kids? Maybe you spend more time with one child, are more affectionate to one over another, give additional privileges to certain children, or discipline your ch...
10 Reasons I am Grateful for My Teenagers
In honor of Thanksgiving and the season of gratitude, here are 10 reasons I am grateful to be the parent of a teenager.
Boys Behaving Badly: Why We Need to Stand up to School-Age Misogyny
When we look at the big men who’ve assaulted women, we need to talk about the boys they were, and the people who ignored or indulged them.
Debunking 5 Head Scratching Lice Myths
The stigma of lice makes it hard to get to the truth of the matter. Many (untrue) myths remain.
Good News: Science Says Drinking Lots of Coffee Could Save Your Life
If you're like most parents, you can't start your day until you've had a java jumpstart. And that may be an incredibly healthy way to start the day.
Revelations about My High School Reunion As Gleaned From the Internet
It wasn’t even the week of the reunion, but I already started getting ready. Unsure if I would go or not, I began recon.
What Men Really Want Out of Sex, According to Science
When it comes to sex problems, the assumption that men and women want completely different things from sex could be just as much to blame as lack of time.
Why Blocks Are the Ultimate Toy for Kids of All Ages
Knowing block play has cognitive benefits that extend beyond the toddler years, how can we encourage kids to stay engaged and interested in them?
This is a submission in our monthly contest. November’s theme is Gratitude. When I married the love of my life four years ago, he got a package deal. He knew he was signing up to be a parent, day o...
How to Help Your Kid Discover a Dinosaur
What can non-zookeeper, non-geologist, non-hiking parents do to help their kids make scientific breakthroughs?
Beyond Books: Five Other Things Libraries Are Lending
While literacy remains an important focus of public libraries, there’s an effort by librarians to rebrand and expand their institutions.
Teaching Your Kid to Write in the Age of Autocorrect
When we were kids, as soon as we could read and write well enough to string together a sentence, we got a journal.
Autism and Things: A Love Story
He always has things around him, this small boy of mine. The doctor told me it was a common aspect of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Kids Aren't Necessarily Shy Because They're Quiet
Don’t diminish our quiet children and label them as shy. Don’t assume they aren’t capable of being loud. Some children just don’t want to be.
If Emojis Are the Modern World’s Hieroglyphics, What Message Are We Sending?
If emojis are the union of art and communication, we must continue to evaluate the message we leave behind.
Families Struggling With Addiction – Here’s How to Help the Kids You Love
This article is the third in a 12-part series about the U.S. addiction crisis. In the interest of compassionate conversation and eliminating stigma, we’ve chosen language that’s cultivated by the R...
Proven Techniques to Help Your Kid Get Control of Anger
By teaching our children to recognize and deal with their anger, we may be able to prevent its negative impacts before they happen.
I Count My Blessings Every Day
I count my blessings everyday, all three of them, because they made me a mom. They gave me a role that is so unforgiving and yet so wonderful at the same time. I could not imagine my life any other...
All Ninety-Six Pairs of My Mother's Shoes
When we got to Grandma’s shoes, my mother told me for the first time of a tradition. I was told Jews do not wear the shoes of dead people.
This Instagram Superstar Has a Cure for the Bake Sale Blahs
Want to add some snap, crackle, and pop-culture to your bake sale repertoire? Jessica Siskin, Instagram's @Misterkrisp can show you how.
Study Finds Babies Have Greater Emotional Intelligence Than Thought
The ability of babies to both understand emotional subtleties and link positive emotions to a source is much more advanced than thought.
I Let My Kids Do Whatever They Wanted for a Whole Day and Here's What Happened
For the rest of this one day, I would allow my kids to do whatever they wanted. Let nature run its course, so to speak.