Category: Parenting

For Thanksgiving this year, my entire extended family went to Disney World. Six adults and four children travel first to several states to get there, […]

As parents, the list of things we want to teach and instill in our children is endless. We want them to grow up to be […]

Vacation season is just around the corner, which means you will have the opportunity to sit in front of the TV and watch Christmas movies […]

When my father died suddenly six years ago, I was not prepared for the waves of grief that swept over me after his death. In […]

My son, who just celebrated his first birthday, has been a real breakthrough since his second birth. (A hospital note next to his Apgar score […]

The peculiarity of children is that their little feet are gradually turning into larger feet, which constantly need new shoes. Another feature of children is […]

As my son approached adolescence, I braced myself for the inevitable behavior that teens often exhibit. I waited for my eyes to roll and burst […]

Recently, my son and his friends went to the Homecoming Dance at their high school. When the boys gathered at our house for photos and […]

As we get closer to the holidays (or are the holidays coming?), It seems like the right time to dive into the holiday mindset, revisiting […]

Babies can be mysterious, confusing little buggers. When they seem to have mastered the art of sleeping all night, they stay awake every second hour. […]

Want to have a good family dinner without whining, complaining, or screens? Well, we are not miracle workers, but every parent who loves to eat […]

My husband and I played instruments when we were growing up, so we assumed that musical ability and interest were deeply rooted in our genes. […]

Children’s books are great. All these little handwritten notes about their first words, their first tooth, and their first parenting friends. And, of course, you […]

The new exercise guidelines for Americans have a separate section for children. We don’t always think about how often our kids move, but we probably […]

Sarah Austin wanted to have a natural birth without medication, so she and her partner drew up a two-page birthing plan at the urging of […]

Red Dead Redemption 2 not for kids. The expansive western video game Rockstar Games has been rated M for Violence, Torture, Profanity, and many other […]

I started flipping through the books chapter by chapter almost as soon as I learned to read, and I distinctly remember a few “a-ha” moments […]

I have never sat and watched a TV show with my son. Of course, I check them to make sure they are age appropriate and […]

For the past few years, Apple has been offering Live Listen as a way for hearing impaired users to turn their iPhone, iPad or iPod […]

I’ve never been a fan of the word “chatter”. Maybe because my northeastern Ohio accent really drowns out the harsh a sound, which makes the […]

The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly opposes the use of flogging, calling for the prohibition of corporal punishment. It also states that “harsh verbal discipline,” […]

If you’ve spent any time with teenagers, you know they tend to be forgetful. It’s not that they, of course, don’t try, but for some […]

Going to your first sleepover is a Big Child initiation rite. This means that you have officially crossed the threshold from “I go on dates […]

When my daughter-in-law was pregnant with my nephew earlier this year, I watched him indulge – constantly and thoroughly – even though he hadn’t even […]

You did it. You’ve gone through all the Halloween celebrations – school party and parade, dressing up and changing costumes, treating or treating, negotiating the […]

Our kids may seem like they aren’t listening to us, but new research shows that in an emergency, mom’s voice is more likely to wake […]

If you are not one of those lucky few parents whose young children live to sleep, you are probably in the same boat as the […]

In month-of-birth clubs, it’s a modern phenomenon, when unfamiliar pregnant women gather in online groups depending on the month of their birth – something always […]

Raising bilingual children is easy if you are fluent in a second language. From parents, only English women, this requires more conscientious work, although this […]

My 5-year-old daughter said the ketchup was “hot”. Prefers beige products. Her ideal dinner is something like dinosaur nuggets and peas, cheese pizza and peas, […]

Making paper airplanes isn’t just a great low-tech boredom reliever – it’s also a very educational thing. Yes, all the time you spent folding the […]

A third of today’s teens do not read books for pleasure, according to a survey by the American Psychological Association. This is almost three times […]

When you are expecting a baby, you can get a lot of free stuff from companies that want to make a [insert brand name] baby […]

Lifehacker creative producer Heather Huss told me a story about a hermit crab that her 5-year-old son Theodore gave as a Christmas present last year. […]

The secret is that there are no favorite children’s toys on any shelf. Instead, almost everything you need to stimulate, enthrall, and drain your little […]

For young parents, Alexa can be a huge help – she can create a playlist of lullabies, or order more boogie woogie napkins, or let […]

Last night I read my daughter a bedtime story, as always. I picked up an old favorite from her bookshelf, Giraffes Can’t Dance . But […]

How do you carry the carrier like a real man? Pretty simple: 1) Be a man. 2) Put on the baby carrier. Despite a recent […]

I’m not exactly a tech-savvy parent, so when I was asked to check out the Nintendo Labo car kit , I first thought, “Wait, what’s […]

If your child is concerned about something — for example, about a test, a relative’s illness, or an upcoming vaccination — guided imagery can help. […]