Why Am I Apologizing For My Outgoing Toddler?
My kid scares people. Actually, she tends to terrify them. It happens almost everywhere we go and generally in the same sequence of events.
A Totally Employable Strategy for Keeping Your Kid's Room Tidy
Telling them they might suffocate under that pile of dress up clothes isn't as effective as you'd expect.
Date A Jerk – And Other Tips on Love for My Daughter
You will fall in love, more than once, in the years to come.
11 Ideals Great Teachers Employ That Also Work for Parents
There are at least two ways in which teaching and parenting are similar: Teaching styles and parenting styles both affect social, educational, and psychological outcomes. Both teachers and parents ...
The Birds, the Bees, and…Tiger Butts?
When she sleeps she looks exactly like she did when she was a tiny tot in her crib. How can she possibly be standing on the edge of puberty?
Shift Your Semantics, Shift Your Mindset
We all have our sayings that bring us comfort and truth. Let these aphorisms be part of the light by which your children steer their lives.
Can Your Myers-Briggs Type Affect How You Parent?
Know your strengths. And your weaknesses.
Your Best Defense Against Ticks: Advice From a Top Pediatrician
How do you prevent ticks? What do you do when you find one? When should you call the doctor or treat for Lyme? Top pediatrician Dr. Elizabeth McKeen knows.
The Best Shoes for Pregnant Feet
No, not crocs.
The Science Behind the Case for Routines
Developmental research reveals that families who develop and maintain flexible routines experience less stress and more manageable behavior.
How to Survive Parenting With Your Polar Opposite
When I married my husband, I cherished our differences for what they signaled – compromise. Then we had kids.
Manopause: Yep, It's a Thing. Sorry, Dude.
If you’re male and between the ages of 40 and 55, you are going through changes. You are in a phase of life called manopause. Yes, this is a thing.
New Study Finds Hope for Autism Treatment in Stem Cell Therapy
This study is just the start of uncovering a possible cure for autism, and more research needs to be done.
The Danish Practice That Will Up Your Family's Happiness Factor
Denmark consistently ranks in the top three for happiest countries in the world. The term they associate with this phenomenon is hygge.
The Modern Mom’s Guide to Popularity (Beginner’s Edition)
Popularity, by its own definition, is an elusive, fickle, and fleeting condition attained by few and sought by all. Even moms. Perhaps, especially moms.
Ten Years and Holding: How I’m Resisting Marital Stagnation
My most current (recurrent) marital complaint has been a lack of full-fledged effort.
5 Ways to Shield Your Kids From Your Anxiety
The more anxious you are, the more likely your children are to suffer from anxiety-related disorders.
Why Your Kid's First Job is Worth More Than the Paycheck
Who doesn't have a great "first job" story?
3 Reasons to Stop Demonizing Our Teens Use of Screens
Parenting teenagers can be hard, especially when they are dealing with stuff that wasn’t even invented in our own teenagehood.
Uh oh. Did I Kill My Son’s Hamster?
“Mom, come quick! There’s something wrong with Champion!” We had just returned home late at night from an overnight visit with out-of-town friends when I heard my 12-year-old son, Tanner, call from...
Will Technology Make My Kid Fat, Dumb, and Mean?
The truth is more complicated -- and a lot less scary.
Waking up for Wonder — The Night My Boys Will Always Remember
Dragging blankets to the basketball court in the middle of the night waiting for meteors to fall, was well worth staying up for.
Kid Made Recipe: Lettuce Wrap Tacos
Start with a base of meat or beans, then fill these tasty romaine taco wraps with all of your favorite fillings and taco night will never be the same!
Nobody Warned Me About the Gun: The Discussion We're Not Having About 'Beauty and the Beast'
The Disney movie of 2017 is a whole different beast than the Disney movie of 1991.