100 days to spark and celebrate your creative practice
EVERYONE HAS A CREATIVE DREAM, but few truly pursue their dreams. Why? Lack of time. Lack of motivation (energy.) Lack of focus. Parents of course have extra demands on our time, energy and focus...
Cartoonist James Kochalka: Imagination, playfulness, and a sense of joy and wonder at the world
James Kochalka is an award-winning cartoonist and author of “American Elf.” He also served as the first Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont. His most recent graphic novel, “The Glorkian Warrior Eats Adv...
weeSpring founder Allyson Downey: There's no such thing as an expert when it comes to your family
Allyson Downey is the founder, along with her husband, Jack, and friend Melissa Post, of weeSpring, a social media site designed to help new and soon-to-be parents navigate the overwhelming world o...
Ad-Rock, "Older family man" via Daily Beast
Daily Beast: You play a domesticated dad in While We’re Young, and you’re an older family man now. Was it tough for you to transition into that mode? You were pretty wild back in the day. Ad-Rock:...
The battle in this music video is actually a beautiful lullaby
"Nothing I had done before did anything to prepare me for you." Motherhood is the juxtaposition of many things. Badassery and softness. Energy and exhaustion. Who we are, versus who we thought we w...
A beautiful Storycorps episode that also gave me crying face
Do yourself a favor and listen to this Storycorps episode, featuring a nine year old boy asking his father some searching questions. The conversation is moving, but what I really appreciate about ...
Documentary producer Laura Pacheco: to be disciplined is not to be unfree
Laura Pacheco has produced documentary films for PBS, The National Geographic Channel, and Discovery. Her next film, East of Salinas, about migrant farm workers and their children, will be released...
Parenthood insights from Kim Gordon's new book "Girl in a Band"
IN HER COMPELLING NEW MEMOIR “Girl in a Band,” Kim Gordon writes about her life as a wife, mother, artist, designer, and founding member of the band Sonic Youth. Kim Gordon is a badass, one of th...
Cartoonist Harry Bliss: If you can find a way to laugh - do it.
Harry Bliss is a cartoonist and cover artist for The New Yorker magazine. He has also illustrated several children’s books. Harry lives with his wife and step-daughter in Burlington, Vermont. Pare...
Our 45-Second Video, 20 Years in the Making
The movie Boyhood has earned huge buzz and won numerous awards. Shot over 12 years, it’s a coming of age story about one boy growing up from age 12 to 18 in a broken home. It's a seamless depictio...
The babies who nap in sub-zero temperatures
Nowadays most day-care centres in Sweden put children outside to rest. It's common to see rows of prams lined up in the snow at nap-time, with youngsters fast asleep inside. "Daytime temperatures ...
This article was originally posted on Todaybox.co. We reposted it after Big Hero Six won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The screen explodes with futuristic architecture in a world wh...
The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up: Weeks 3-5, Paper
A real family uses the Marie Kondo method from her "The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up" for a minimalist household of items that spark joy.
5 Louis C.K. Quotes that Explain Why He's My Parenting Buddha
"Listen. The only time you should look into your neighbor’s bowl is to make sure that they have enough. You don’t look into your neighbor’s bowl to see if you have…as much as them."
Comedy Writer & Podcaster Elizabeth Laime: Just be more gentle with yourself
Elizabeth Laime is a comedy writer and host of two weekly podcasts; Totally Married and Totally Mommy. (Her original podcast, Totally Laime, has episodes archived online.) She lives with her husba...
Frozen: We Don't Have to "Get It"
Last weekend, my 3 year old daughter and I were graciously gifted tickets to attend a "Frozen Princess Party" (please read that phrase with a feigned and exaggerated lilt) at a local music venue. I...
5 Bad American Habits I Kicked in Finland
I'll always take coffee to go! 5 Bad American Habits I Kicked in Finland
A maxi-pad commercial in the Super Bowl last night made me tear up. You may have already seen the Always commercial from last summer called "Like a Girl" where men and women of all ages talk about...
Who's Your TV Parent Spirit Animal?
It's possible that there are currently half as many children in the world as there are words written about raising them. With so much information being thrown at us, it's easy to get overwhelmed. S...
Do you remember that stand-up set by Tig Notaro that lit the Twitter on fire in August 2012 and launched a little-known comic into the stratosphere? It was the one that Louis C.K. then made availab...
Girls Play Baseball: Lessons From Youtube
Girls can't play baseball? Hold it right there, grasshopper. A few days after Christmas, we slowly started relocating the gifts that remained under the tree to their proper resting places. Among th...
Looking Back at the Most Popular Baby Names of 2015
Need help naming your baby? Choose from one the most popular names of 2015. #dumpcake
Need to Know: Invisibilia Podcast
Busy parents Need to Know, so every week we highlight one album, book, app, movie or show that's about blow up. More. Perhaps you’ve already heard about Invisibilia, the latest blockbuster podcast...
Need to Know: The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up
Life clutters easily with two working parents and a young child. We toss around the word "systems" a lot in our home.