Category: Parenting

Parents, worried that their kids would consume inappropriate content on Netflix, were able to block all content that fell under a certain rating. Now, Netflix’s […]

I know that housework is a chore . But take that from Mary Poppins, OG Supernanny: “There is an element of fun in every job […]

Things can seem a little chaotic when your kids are out of school. To prevent Spring / Summer break brought to you by screen time, […]

The shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida has sparked a wave of student activity across the country, with teens marching, organizing, and social media […]

As trite as it may be, children are actually like tiny sponges, which is the coolest and scariest thing for parents. How you react to […]

High school and college students suffer from unprecedented levels of anxiety , and anyone raising teens these days knows they can handle tremendous stress. This […]

I watched Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood this weekend. (I know I live for parties.) The beloved children’s show featuring Fred Rogers and his many zip sweaters […]

In my first post-college role, I worked with a boss who loved Excel spreadsheets. She thought that almost everything could be packed into “boxes and […]

My daughter recently told me a rule of thumb for playing with an imaginary gun in her preschool: “You can shoot someone. But first you […]

Black Panther, with an almost all-black cast, inspires audiences – seeing pictures of black children watching a movie is pure joy. In classrooms and at […]

Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert, advice columnist, and New York Times bestselling author of My Boyfriend Is Boiling In My Purse … And Other […]

“Uptown has its hooligans, the Bowery has its bums. Big Jim Walker appeared on Forty-second Street, he shot the pool with the son of a […]

I will not sugarcoat this. Trying to work while caring for a child usually leads to confusion. Are you tired. It is impossible to formulate […]

On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, there will be a strike in national schools in support of arms reform. It is held under the auspices of […]

Homework wars seem to be the hallmark of weekday evenings with school-aged kids, and parents always fail. Since my daughter is going to kindergarten this […]

The bun has been in the oven for nine months and is now golden brown in color. Time to get it! As the mother-to-be completes […]

Psssst. Do you want your child to think that you are a sorcerer? I have a trick. First, you need a magic machine called a […]

If you’re looking for a pristine playground for your untouched kids, one where they can slide down the base color plastic slides and land on […]

A long time ago, I was a wizard named Gandalf. Admittedly, the nickname is unimaginative, but it came from a teenager who had just finished […]

Rebecca Scheir is the host and producer of Circle Round , a children’s storytelling podcast from WBUR. The show tells fairy tales from all over […]

Do you think your child’s creativity deserves to be displayed outside the refrigerator door? Today is the 10th anniversary of the Google Doodle 4 Contest, […]

Mindfulness can be as powerful for children as it is for adults — it helps them regulate their emotions and respond more calmly to stressful […]

The transition from one activity to the next can be difficult, even for adults. This is especially difficult for children when there is a transition […]

A few years ago, when my husband came home from the store with a bottle of sunscreen for our toddler, I had a mild panic […]

Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert, advice columnist, and New York Times bestselling author of My Boyfriend Is Boiling In My Purse … And Other […]

I’m afraid to fly. Logically, I know my fears are illogical. I know that a commercial flight is statistically safe. I understand what turbulence is […]

If you think your kids aren’t getting any sex education, you’re wrong: they get a lot of it from pornography. Isn’t that awful? In a […]

Comics can be thought-provoking, border-crossing, emotionally challenging, and everything that no-picture books can be. Any kid who has ever swallowed titles like Anya’s Ghost or […]

This secret is probably known to every parent with more than one child: Children will get the job done faster if you turn it into […]

Before you can tell them you have a degree in geography, or that you once thought the word XING on the road was pronounced “Zing,” […]

The countdown makes me gasp for breath every time. Ten seconds before the next episode of the show my daughter is watching. Nine seconds. 8. […]

When my 5 year old daughter shows me her work (her last masterpiece was a rainbow, which is also a slide), I say this . […]

Anyone with a competitive child knows these types: a boy who challenges every referee call, a parent who throws insults from the outside, a girl […]

I’ve always hated haircuts. In high school and college, when I was about to “take a look,” my hair was the easiest part of the […]

It’s a touching idea to get your favorite old Lego basket that you played with as a child and pass it on to your kids […]

You may have heard of moms and dads who gave their teens alcohol as a parenting tactic – reasons include: 1) it is safer to […]

A pregnant body is wonderful! It is also a sweaty, gaseous, spastic, painful, leaky, bumpy thing. Nobody says raising a new person is easy, but […]

Toys “R” Us, the place where kids once bought everything “from bicycles to trains to video games,” is closing a fifth of its stores , […]

Why don’t young people today associate themselves with Shakespeare? Young writer Jason Reynolds shared some thoughts on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah , bluntly […]

I remember only one spanking from my childhood. There was a rule in our house: my nanny Gloria was the boss when my parents were […]