Category: Parenting

During the holidays, I played a game with my family. My three nieces were sitting at the table, so I cleaned out my pot as […]

Several popular YouTube users, whose subscribers are mostly children, have been criticized for partnering with and promoting a site that encourages users to gamble by […]

Every day after school in my house the same scene: my son asks for a snack, I propose an idea (usually starting with the one […]

After ten years working in emergency departments and intensive care units in large cities, I changed my night shifts and rapidly changing intensities for a […]

New parenting is equally exciting and overwhelming, joyful and intimidating. There is no shortage of advice: if you search Amazon for “books for parents” , […]

“I have an idea; tell me if it’s bad,” a parent from our Offspring Facebook group wrote a few weeks ago. he seems to like […]

Making New Years Eve special for your kids can take a little work. You’ve got sparkling cider, a play night planned with fun prizes for […]

Firstborn Katie Radigan is 20 years old, but she remembers the “baby blues” she had with him like it was yesterday. “I was happy to […]

We teach our children to ask something “good” with please at the beginning and thank you at the end. We teach them to be polite […]

Parents are wringing their hands over the Fortnite phenomenon. It’s not just a social survival game that kids can play for free from multiple devices […]

Sometimes it seems that our children already know how to navigate technology better than we do. They have the advantage of growing up with tablets, […]

There are many factors that influence the decision about whether – or when and how – to try to have a second child. The size […]

It can be very difficult to talk to teenagers. “How was your day?” “Fine.” “What have you learned today?” “Nothing.” “How are you …” “UM, […]

You may have one of two responses to this heading. First, an outburst of laughter at the simple stupidity of trying to help parents of […]

Each stage of education has its own problems. There is a newborn phase where you don’t know what the hell you are doing, a toddler […]

As a parent who works from home, screen time is always a topic of discussion in our family, especially during summer and winter breaks. Since […]

“Ok, mom, my room is clean!” Before you even see the finished product, you know that your child’s room is definitely not clean. And of […]

If your child is a runner like mine, you know that tension headaches can occur as a result of turning their head repeatedly to make […]

While the children were afraid of the monster hiding under the bed or cunningly waiting in the toilet at night, the parents tried to drive […]

Last night my son asked me what I was going to write about today. I just read an article in the New York Times about […]

One of the great things about living in such a technologically safe time is that our children benefit from the ease and immediacy with which […]

You might think that the best book to read for your little child is the one he will love. The one that, when you close […]

Raising children in early childhood can sometimes seem like less of a rewarding experience than a daily awakening and getting into battle. We’ve written a […]

As a parent raising a child in Screen Time, I often try to find a balance between letting him research age-appropriate technologies and determining how […]

I confess I was a little skeptical when one of the parents in our Offspring Facebook group suggested that I buy an “indestructible” book for […]

Why do your kids need Hamilton in their lives? It is true that the musical – a biopic about founding father Alexander Hamilton – is […]

I don’t remember the moment I stopped believing in Santa, but I do remember the perfectly flawless way my mom handled it when I finally […]

Getting your first job is an important milestone for most teens. Income means they can upgrade their phone, buy those ridiculously expensive sneakers they yearn […]

My eight-year-old son confessed something to me earlier this week: for years, around Christmas, he had been looking for his elf. According to him, all […]

When my son turned 13, he started spending more time outside our home. School kept him busy after school, and he and his buddies took […]

Yesterday I wrote a story about how to help your sons cope with a “mean guy” relationship . It got me thinking: there are a […]

When we think about how our children might face conflict with their peers, we may tend to assume that our sons ‘conflict is more likely […]

When I look back at my 7th grade photos, I cringe. Not because I have metal in my mouth and acne on my face, but […]

Receiving a cell phone has become something of a rite of passage into childhood. Parents often struggle with how soon it is too early: The […]

A tired and overwhelmed (new) parent recently asked me for help: instead of searching all the Offspring content for the hacks he needs the most […]

The Tooth Fairy recently spoke up on our Offspring Facebook group when a parent asked if the phrase “Fairy makes money for teeth” could be […]

When my son got hysterical (and was somewhat aggressive) during his childhood / preschool years, we spent a lot of time observing the time-honored tradition […]

It all started with a Christmas present for my daughter-in-law (or “Aunt” as she is called) a few years ago: Trying to choose gifts for […]

It is well documented that excessive fighting in front of children is not a good idea – not only does it make them emotionally anxious, […]

My daughter was a herald. From the moment she left my body until she was six months old, she cried regularly. (You might be thinking, […]