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Bullying Is On The Decline: New Study Shows How Parents Can Keep It That Way

Although it now receives more attention than it did previously, bullying, overall, is actually on the decline in the United States.

Financial Tough Love Taught My Daughter Responsibility

Being able to support herself was the key to her future – a future I saw as bright and full of promise. So I cut her off financially.

When I Forced my Eleven-Year-Old Son to Watch “Fiddler on the Roof”

Just before World War I when he was still a child, my grandfather Abe moved to this country from Bessarabia, Romania. According to the Julian calendar used in his province, his birthday landed some...

The Dangerous Game of Giving Too Much

The love my mother gave was her highest achievement as well as her downfall. It knew no limits, never said no, and it never flowed back to herself.

My Kids Might be Nudists, But I Save a Fortune on Clothes

It starts with the socks. Within three minutes of entering our home from being anywhere, my kids have ripped off their socks, leaving them splattered across the floor in multiple rooms of the house...

Eye-Witness Reports From My Kid's Check-Out Line Meltdown

I went into that grocery store at a mere 28 years young. Sadly, I drove away at an alarming 84 years old.

How to Teach Young Girls to Embrace Their Curls and Differences, From the Author Of "Curlee Girlee"

Girls as young as five are six times more likely to have an aversion to their hair if it’s curly. How can they embrace their differences and learn to appreciate their curls?

When Motherhood Means Sitting in the Dark With My Child

And that’s parenting really – you do all you can do, but sometimes you still find yourself sitting in the dark.

How to Delegate Chores and Actually Get Your Kids to Do Them

Getting kids to help around the house can prove to be a Herculean task. But by giving them age-appropriate tasks, they can easily participate.

Mommy-and-Me, Destroying the Me in Mommy

I am their mom. I am the crucial part of our Mommy-and-Me, but I’m losing the Me.

My 7th Grader Was Not "A Pleasure to Have in Class" and Turned Out Just Fine

If you have a child who isn’t always “a pleasure to have in class,” don’t be discouraged. Be consistent, but don’t give up or lose faith.

Buying and Selling a House…With a Toddler, a Pregnant Wife, and a Tight Deadline

My wife's reaction to finding out she was pregnant eight months after giving birth to our first child encapsulated the major difference between us.

April Showers Bring Spring Scented Kids

There is a unique smell that is my young children at the end of a spring day.

Carl Jung on Parenting: There Are No Coincidences

Synchronicity is all about coincidence, about things happening at similar times or in a particular pattern so that the things take on meaning.

Are There Child Traffickers in Ikea? The Fine Balance of Parenting, Paranoia, and Preparedness

We are parenting in a time of paranoia. What are the statistics about abductions and sex trafficking in our current culture? It's not as dire as you'd think.

Charting a New Course for My Sensitive Girl

It is not my job to tell my daughter who to be. She already feels the world speaking to her, telling her that her sensitivity is undesirable.

All-Embracing Ways to Parent a Shy Kid

Researchers have found that shyness is part of a child’s temperament and can be quite persistent. So how do you support your shy child?

How to Help Your Kid Conquer Feelings of Disappointment

The line between setting a child up for success and protecting him from disappointment is hazy. Yet the alternative is not only impossible, it backfires.

These Are the Years of Looking Down

The early days of motherhood pull your gaze away from the stars and downward onto chores, and babies, and messes to manage.

My Best-Laid Plans to Raise the Revolution

Recent events have me thinking about my daughters, wondering about all those proclamations I've made over these past ten years that I've been raising girls.

Acknowledging The Unknowns Of Raising Kids With A Smartphone In Your Hand

With the average adult spending four hours a day on their phone, our own use of technology – and concessions about overuse – are also slowly coming to light.

The Savings Conscious Parent's Primer on 529 Plans

By starting college savings before your child is out of diapers, you can turn relatively small savings into a tuition check.

This House is Not a Democracy: Parenting With Love and Ultimatums

For our kids, it’s about trusting us, the parents, to make the decision that is in their best interest, even when they can’t see it.