Category: Parenting

Have we reached the point of the coronavirus crisis where we are really starting to deal a little better with pandemic parenting? Many of us […]

Have you noticed that during your quarantine walks in the neighborhood, the number of charming chalk drawings decorating the sidewalks has increased recently? Co-minded children […]

You won’t be surprised to know that my son disappeared in Pokémon Sword on Nintendo Switch during the pandemic crisis. But as we talked about […]

Every day we hear about a new educational live broadcast that our kids can or should be tuned in to. Virtual museums and zoos, science […]

Last week, we all had to mentally shift from thinking “you don’t need masks, leave them for the pros” to the latest CDC recommendation that […]

Disney heard – and answered – parents’ prayers everywhere in March when they released Frozen 2 for Disney + three months earlier. It was a […]

If you are trying to find ways to help your children improve their behavior when they are stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, or […]

If you are isolating yourself at home with your children – along with one or more pets – you may have decided now is the […]

If ever was the right time for Netflix to give parents more control over their kids’ movie watching, it is now that our kids are […]

A couple of months before the pandemic, my son, who always wore a pretty neat haircut, suddenly decided he liked it better. Well, either he […]

By now, at the start of the week that I don’t even know what isolating your kids from a pandemic is, you’ve probably come to […]

Over the past few weeks, many celebrities have invited us (and our kids) to read. Actor Josh Gad , who voiced Olaf, was one of […]

I was going to write a post on how to help your young children burn off all this shackled energy that is coming from them […]

The world you live in has shrunk dramatically over the past few weeks, which means anything that makes your space feel larger can play a […]

If you had told your kids a few weeks ago that everyone was going to GO TO THE DISNEY WORLD, and then added the warning […]

Have you ever wanted to build a ridiculous contraption with your kids? A homemade machine that takes on a simple day-to-day task — I don’t […]

You know what’s worse than canceling school now, canceling sports, or canceling most of the rest of life? You need to cancel a birthday party […]

Trying to live day – day after day – with the whole family in one place and stay positive – will be … challenging. Probably […]

Right now, you and your family are on your own little Gilligan Island. It was supposed to be a three-hour tour, but thanks to COVID-19, […]

My son decided that not going to school – I don’t know, probably for a long time – during the coronavirus pandemic is actually an […]

They think they are hungry; you know they are bored. This argument between kids and parents is as old as time, and as everything else […]

Children, they are bored. They are stuck inside, they miss their friends, and their parents often insist on working all day. And the fact is, […]

As parents everywhere are in need of whatever help we can get to keep our kids somewhat motivated to learn, TIME is the latest company […]

A week has passed . Schools across the country are closed – some for the remainder of the school year – to help slow the […]

School closures are a problem for anyone facing it during a pandemic. But for low-income families with food insecure children, this can be more than […]

Now that COVID-19 has turned everything off, we all need ways to deal with the stress of what might happen while all our normal coping […]

I woke up this morning sincerely not knowing what day it was. It was either Wednesday or Thursday, of which I was almost certain. As […]

Every weekday for the next few weeks, author and illustrator Mo Willems will be inviting kids to his studio at lunchtime to create some of […]

Girls’ parents probably know that despite all the pressure from society and peers (and sometimes even family), they need to watch closely for signs of […]

As the coronavirus infiltrates our communities, we stocked up on hand sanitizer and hand sanitizer (if we could find one), we finally learned how to […]

Some children will be satisfied with your statements that broccoli blossoms are “little trees” that they, the monsters, should devour. And other kids will say, […]

If you’ve ever worked from home with small children under your feet, even during the day, you know this is no joke. Children are demanding, […]

My ears got pierced when I was 10 years old. My aunt took me to Claire’s at the mall, where I watched an exhibition of […]

If your child is using Singulair (or the generic version) for asthma or allergies, the FDA wants you to know that they may be at […]

“You know those ABC graduation programs where parents get divorced and tell their kids it’s not your fault ,” asks Katherine, a mom of three […]

It might seem like all your teen or teenager wants to do these days is to squat with your smartphone, tablet, laptop, or gaming device […]

This is a gift from so many well-meaning people. They are soft! They are fluffy! They are cute! But before you know it, your child […]

The concept of five love languages ​​is probably not new to you. The idea is that we all give and receive love in different ways […]

As the coronavirus, which has grabbed global attention, continues to spread, school districts across the United States, especially in areas with confirmed cases of the […]

For some reason, kids can’t resist slime. Whether it’s goo you make at home or goo from the store, chances are good that your child […]