Category: Parenting

The bad news is that I got rid of my son’s dirty germ tissue in the wrong way for the first half of his childhood. […]

When I was a kid, I couldn’t imagine learning how to program, create websites, or create apps or games. (Okay, I still can’t imagine doing […]

One day a friend of mine burst into a tirade about not raising a disrespectful child. “It just isn’t happening,” she said. “He won’t answer. […]

This advice is only for you, not for me, because I never raise my voice to my precious child, but what kind of person does […]

You may have heard that college is expensive. There are, of course, tuition fees, room and board, textbooks, an incredible amount of food consumed. But […]

You’ve had the perfect baby name for years. As far back as you can remember, you swore that one day your girl would be named […]

There are many reasons to think twice before posting photos and anecdotes about our kids online – they might get embarrassed later, we create a […]

Do you see the remote control in the child’s hand? It will be out after about 15 seconds. Since you are going to look away […]

It would be great if we had all the time in the world to communicate with our children. We know that this time is still […]

Okay, so I’m not new. If you read Offspring , the Lifehacker parenting vertical on a regular basis, chances are you’ve seen me lurking around […]

Sometimes children are simply not interested in going to bed. You know they are tired (they swear they are not), you are definitely tired (they […]

Parent-teacher conferences are a new word in the world of education. You sign up for a 10 minute interval (15 if you’re lucky), the teacher […]

My son read many hours over the summer, partly because this is his third favorite way to pass the time (the first is to play […]

If you watched the defeat Coco Gauff in the third round of the US Open on Saturday, most likely you do not remember the account […]

Morning with children is cruel. No matter how prepared you are or how early you manage to get yourself (and everyone else) out of bed, […]

Contigo recalled 5.7 million of its popular silicone spout baby water bottles because in some cases the spout could detach and cause choking. The voiced […]

YouTube Kids is breaking their content filters again in an ongoing effort to allow parents to better manage what their young children watch in the […]

Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer recently sparked an outcry in the dance community when she laughed live at six-year-old Prince George, who loves and loves […]

When it comes to raising empathetic children , counseling parents usually involves talking to them about the feelings of others, encouraging them to imagine how […]

Our children will return – or will return very soon – to school , which means that evening moodiness sets in. They (mostly) kept it […]

My son will go to third grade next week, and this is the first year when instead of saying “Hurray friends and learn!” it’s more […]

No matter how long you manage to contain them, at some point your children will have their own electronic devices, and they will use these […]

Throwing a party with your child’s friends sounds great in theory, but working with an extra five (six? Eight? A dozen?) Kids requires a special […]

We teach our children kindness by simulating kindness, talking to them about kindness, and praising them when we catch their kindness. We can also teach […]

A big part of a child’s life is constructing, taking things apart and generally discovering how things work, which is why we buy these science […]

If you’ve ever seen something unusual on your baby’s skin, you’ve probably turned to the internet for advice as you look forward to seeing your […]

I don’t read many e-books with my child, but I can definitely appreciate their convenience. They’re just great for travel (get this from the man […]

If I’m trying to help my six-year-old daughter Maggie become a more organized thinker, I feel like my instructions come too late. “Board game chips […]

As parents, we are trained to pay more attention to the traditional milestones: the first tooth and the first bite of solid food. First words, […]

From the first time we cheer them on in front of the Mickey Mouse club to eat our dinner in peace, to the moment they […]

There is something so reassuring about the photographs from day one of school: clothes look a little brighter than usual (perhaps because you ripped off […]

I’m in favor of letting kids get bored (that’s good for them) and being in charge of their own entertainment (they have tons of toys), […]

Since the mid-1990s, parents have carved small, rectangular “Box Top” symbols from the lids of our Cheerios, Lucky Charms and Ziplock boxes. We hide them […]

Amazon, Alexa and Shaquille O’Neill are teaming up this month to donate backpacks filled with school supplies to children in need. If you have Alexa […]

If you haven’t picked up a controller for a while, you might consider your kids’ video games as pointless entertainment or as their reward for […]

Over the past few years, I admit that there have been times when I threw up my hands and said, “Our kids need to fix […]

Do you have strong opinions on everything from the best method of pounding wayward Lego to swaddling a newborn? Do you have any revolutionary ideas […]

I made a lot of smoothies for my son when he was younger. My recipe is bananas, frozen blueberries, Greek yogurt, milk or orange juice, […]

As a mother of six, my phone is filled with contacts such as Mary Laylas Mom and Dana Maddis Dad. This is how I keep […]

If you are at home with young children and have a job, I’m sorry. It’s difficult. This cannot be denied. You will have to use […]