Category: Parenting

When our children are young, we share many of their innermost thoughts. In fact, it’s not unusual for preschoolers to voice almost every thought in […]

In many ways, the pandemic has forced families to slow down to rates that seemed impossible a year ago. I remember last March looking at […]

As we plunge into this new year – while we are still making our way through a devastating pandemic – you may be looking for […]

Whether you’re trying to get an energetic toddler into the bath or a less energetic teen to take a (much needed) daily shower, you can […]

We didn’t really need a reminder, but yesterday he gave us anyway: bad news can happen quickly and – thanks to notifications on many of […]

Some of the rules you set for your kids will be long-standing expectations. You will probably never be okay with kids hitting you or each […]

Around his fourth birthday, the boy I raised began painting what he called “ghost families.” He couldn’t draw people, but he could draw something that […]

I was just one episode in Queen’s Gambit , which meant that I was six episodes behind the rest of the world, but even one […]

As someone writing for a living, you might think that I am good at storytelling. But something I learned about myself long ago is that […]

Parents have always shared their terror with their children. 19th century mothers and parents read frightening and bloody books to their babies, such as Shockhead […]

I know I know. After we had a year, you don’t want to make decisions for yourself, let alone your kids. However, if you get […]

There are many words to describe this shitty show of the year (oh look, I just picked a couple), but I’m sure we can all […]

We’ve learned a lot this year, don’t you think? We know more about respiratory drops than we ever wanted, we have a better understanding of […]

Getting kids to part with their old toys can be challenging. Of course, they haven’t played with this train since pre-pandemic times, but what if […]

Raising children at different ages and at different stages of life does not get easier or more difficult; it just becomes different . At every […]

Throughout the year, parents have worried about the long-term impact of this pandemic on our children, and rightfully so: their mental health, physical health, academic […]

For many of us, what began in mid-March as a two-week nightmare of “distance learning” has slowly but steadily morphed into a months-long experiment to […]

Earlier this week, my husband and I warned our 10-year-old that despite a heavy blizzard approaching us, a snowy day is unlikely. He had a […]

In the latest Chronicle of What We Need to Do Almost This Year, it’s time to figure out how to give our kids’ teachers a […]

Previously, the only option for a child to personally contact Santa in the run-up to Christmas was to send a handwritten letter to the North […]

Netflix has begun rolling out new tools to make it easier for parents to keep track of what their kids are watching on the streaming […]

The other day, my 10-year-old child said something that broke my heart a little: “This pandemic has taken all our holiday traditions from us.” Maybe […]

Your holiday shopping time is running out. If you hesitated not knowing what to get these last few kids on your list, my son is […]

As we get closer to the biggest time of year for gifts, kids are bound to experience the excitement this month brings, the thrill of […]

One of the things I loved as a parent of an elementary school student was watching how my son’s spelling developed over the years. When […]

While the pandemic has aimed to affect as many aspects of our lives as possible, we are also pretty good at finding virtual workarounds for […]

In the summer, when it became clear that my 10-year-old son’s school district would offer both personal and virtual options for returning to school in […]

Elf . It’s a wonderful life . Santa Claus . Home alone . These are the holiday films that we turn to year after year […]

Some people have hung their holiday lights in the wake of this fall’s first breeze, desperate to begin to soak up the joy the season […]

Establishing reasonable rules and boundaries that you then consistently enforce is the cornerstone of good parenting. On the other hand, life is tiresome now. Everything […]

Your kids may be concerned about Santa’s annual World Tour this year – and rightly so. We’ve just spent months explaining why they can’t go […]

Let me tell you a little story about two babies, a brand new rug and vomit. (If I feel like I’ve written too much about […]

Thanksgiving is a bit of a strange holiday for me. Growing up and throughout college, I ate the same food every year at my grandparents’ […]

I was recently introduced to Yubo , which advertises as a friend-making app for teens, but is often referred to as “Tinder for Teens.” The […]

Here’s a question I often ask my 10-year-old son: “How many LEGOs can one kid need?” (I know, I know , you’re going to scroll […]

If you’re a gaming parent looking to live the immersive life of a medieval Viking raider, I have good news for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla : […]

Earlier this year, TikTok implemented what it calls “Family Pairing,” a parental control tool that allows parents to link their child’s TikTok account to their […]

Earlier this week, we talked about how our own parents have helped shape – in both good and bad ways – the way we raise […]

This year has been full of sacrifices and impossible choices, but that’s not all. If you have kids who are not in college, you may […]

This year, USPS Operation Santa is virtual and nationwide for the first time . This means more children can write for clothes, shoes and toys, […]