Category: Parenting

Of course, by now we all see an urgent need to talk about race – with our children, with our parents, with our friends, even […]

Any plans for the summer? Or will your summer be like the end of winter and all spring this year, except that it’s more outside […]

The idea of ​​”color blindness” when it comes to race is certainly not new. You’ve probably heard this; you might have thought about it; maybe […]

If you’ve been looking for a way to talk to your kids about the racism and protests that are taking place in the United States, […]

With race at the center of the nation’s conversation, Crayola finally provides children with more than a few colors to choose from as they paint […]

In light of the events of the week following George Floyd’s death, parents – especially white parents – must ask themselves: Am I doing enough? […]

If your child is anything like mine, he spent several thousand hours of quarantine playing Minecraft. But if they only play Minecraft in single player […]

For several weeks now I have been focusing on a specific date: June 9th. I had until June 9th to make a plan for this […]

Even though the Olympics are canceled for 2020, your family won’t have to do without competing in sporting events this summer if you play your […]

J.K. Rowling pulled a literal box out of her literal attic a few weeks ago to literally dust off a rough draft of a book […]

During this time of social distancing and isolation at home, the little things became especially important. Walk around the neighborhood on a sunny day. Communication […]

There is a joke in my family about the time when I – all 19-20 years old and for the first time living in an […]

As this school year ends with virtual episodes and passing celebrations, parents around the world are asking themselves: What will school look like in the […]

Babies and medicine are not always the best combination. They’re sick or erupting, and you know some medicine will help, but they don’t have it, […]

“Marie” was helping her 10-year-old child navigate an escalating pattern of actions against herself and her family when the situation reached its climax during one […]

Microsoft announced its new family safety app back in March, and you can now subscribe to a limited preview of the app on iOS or […]

It looks like it should be a pretty simple thing, baby shoe sizes. And yet their feet grew so damn fast, as if first they […]

Generally speaking, babies, sleep and blankets do not go hand in hand. For many years, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended placing babies to […]

It seems that – in at least some parts of Pennsylvania – restaurants were overflowing on Sunday with diners eager (waiting?) For their usual Mother’s […]

What’s your current situation with LEGO? In my house, the number of LEGOs increased so much during the pandemic that I had to create additional […]

Of course, many people grow up with much younger siblings or cousins, or they look after children during their teens, or they have friends who […]

If you’re at home with a toddler just starting to learn to read, Google has a new free resource you can use to help. This […]

We are all creative in how we celebrate milestones, as well as physically distance ourselves from the pandemic. One of the popular tactics, especially on […]

For over 70 years, Hartford Insurance Group has been teaching children to become junior fire chiefs – and now that so many children are out […]

One thing we’ve learned from this pandemic is that we really enjoy having celebrities read to us. Actor Josh Gad was one of the first […]

Remember when the coronavirus was not everyone who spoke? Remember the days when the dominant topic of conversation was about some big-eared, wide-open little creature […]

Are there many kids on screens these days? Not to sleep later? To sleep more? Wear your pajamas all day and all night? Hello and […]

Like everything else right now, Mother’s Day may not look the same as usual this year. There will be no big family gatherings, no brunch […]

Emotions are heating up now. We live in times of fear, sadness and anger, grieving for the loss of normalcy in our daily lives as […]

At this stage of the pandemic, your children are probably missing school, and you are definitely running out of time when your children went to […]

There are many ways to pass the time right now. You could read more books. Watch TV too. Take longer family walks after dinner. Or- […]

Our family wall calendar for March is a bit haunting. While we each have our own systems for keeping track of personal appointments or appointments, […]

There is a lot of concern these days, and unfortunately, it’s not just for the adults in the home. Kids can worry even at the […]

I’ve been thinking a lot about Disneyland lately. Before the pandemic hit, my husband and I were at a very early stage in planning a […]

You may be at the point of this couch potato pandemic where you need to make a little change of supplies for your child’s creativity. […]

There’s a reason adult coloring books became popular a few years ago – there’s something soothing about taking a pencil, marker, or crayon to paper […]

If you are the parent of any number of children, chances are you are worried about how this will affect them this time in isolation. […]

When my husband’s parents returned from a trip to Florida in early March, I picked them up from the airport and my son and I […]

This looks like another argument between siblings. Or stamping feet followed by a slamming door. It sounds like loud voices and a challenge, or those […]

If TikTok had a moment before the pandemic, it is truly experiencing a surge in popularity and attention right now as teens are stuck at […]