Category: Parenting

The weeks of the longest and most hellish school year in our children’s childhood have passed. You may be used to a pleasant little routine, […]

Sometimes, when your child is overwhelmed by something, be it anxiety, excitement, or energy, the best way to get him out of it or calm […]

Several years ago, I threw a party between my son, my then adopted son and another boy. This third boy took the toy from my […]

Admittedly, horror movies aren’t for everyone. Yes, I personally peeked around the corner at the age of six when my father watched Tales from the […]

Even before the outbreak of the pandemic, it became popular to prioritize “self-service”. Parenting podcasts such as One Bad Mother have long discussed the challenges […]

Children hear a lot of no’s throughout the day. No, you cannot go to bed as long as you want; no, you cannot ride a […]

We now live in a particularly divided country, but we are fortunate that we still have one great unifying factor that causes anger among parents: […]

Distance learning kids have a lot of challenges this year, whether it’s hybrid or day-to-day. But one of the most important is keeping track of […]

This week I found myself walking down a very specific rabbit hole in which I watched video after video of people doing a science experiment […]

A new CDC guide has been released with guidelines for celebrating the fall and winter holidays, including Halloween. Many of the recommendations will sound familiar: […]

We know how mindfulness can help reduce stress, anxiety, or lack of attention in our child (and our own), especially at times like this. However, […]

If the pandemic has turned you into a helicopter parent, you can hardly be blamed. If you weren’t a couch potato for very young children […]

It might seem counterintuitive to trust a company like Hershey for advice on whether it’s safe to cheat this year. After all, they do have […]

I took my son to the doctor yesterday. It was a visit to a new doctor, a specialist we had never seen before, and the […]

“Mask muffle” is a term I just coined, but it’s the real thing. If the fabric is meant to block out a bunch of tiny […]

It is very important for our children to see themselves represented in the world around them, from those in their own community and the characters […]

Saturday is World Cleaning Day , and while we don’t need a specific day to encourage us to collect trash in our communities, 2020 has […]

What so many families now need is structure mixed with some flexibility, plus a little joy sprinkled on top. This is what prompted one member […]

A new generation of young people will (hopefully) vote en masse this November, but before they do, we need to make sure they (and we!) […]

I became a mom about a decade ago, during the so-called “Mommy Wars”, when parent bloggers, the vast majority of whom were women, often used […]

In the spring, my 9-year-old son quickly developed what I began to call “Growth Fatigue.” He didn’t mind doing his classwork online, and he didn’t […]

Why do simple, everyday tasks when you can make a sophisticated tool to help you accomplish them? This is the idea behind the annual competition […]

The desire and subsequently begging for a pet is a kind of children’s rite of passage. Most kids will want a dog, cat, hamster, rabbit, […]

Children tend to think that “fair” means “equal.” An older brother having a later one before bed is not fair; one child having a rough […]

If you have old or expired car seats gathering dust in your basement, keep the date: Target’s popular car seat replacement program returns at the […]

Lanyards are often used to keep our most valuable items – like keys or a whistle if you are a coach or referee – safely […]

If you find yourself stumped with your kids (my formula has been sandwich + fruit / yogurt + something crunchy for too long), it might […]

On the final round, ” What the hell happened to humanity?” , now there are parents on TikTok showing their kids pictures of people with […]

From the app that brought us the Breaker’s Skull , it is obvious that we now have the Benadryl Challenge, in which young people take […]

On election day, polling station officials are responsible for orderly voting at polling stations across the country. That November, however, is facing particularly difficult staffing […]

It was not easy for many of us to stay physically active during the pandemic. Gyms are closed, bicycles are sold out; for a while, […]

If you have interior doors, a lock, and if you have small children, at some point, someone in your family will either be locked in […]

If your kids are interested in learning more about money – or if you want to teach them how to make, save, and spend, but […]

As students prepare for a return to face-to-face education – or a hybrid of face-to-face and distance learning – almost every parent is left with […]

The past few months have caused many of us to take a long and critical look at our homes , and in some cases we […]

Of course, printing is slowly dying , but print magazines are still one of the best things a person can find in a mailbox, and […]

Some children will happily drink water all day long, while others would rather cringe like raisins before giving up milk or juice and succumbing to […]

I’ve always been a disorganized parent. I remember how my first child, who was only a few months old, became inconsolably moody, and I could […]

A hot bowl of ramen is a delicious meal or snack for kids or adults. But when we give it to children, we may not […]

You may already be doing something like this at work: once a week, even if you are in almost constant communication with your colleagues, the […]