How to Help Your Kids Build a Better BS Detector
BS is all around us. Heres how to prepare your kids to deal with it, without losing their sense of wonder.
Dear Childless Jared: New Dad Answers His Pre-Fatherhood Journal
An excerpt from the journal I kept during my wife's pregnancy, as well as what the current version of me would say to the childless dude who wrote it.
What Happened When I Refused to Let My Son Tell Me How to Wear My Hair
Every time my son tells me he doesn’t like what I’m doing with my hair, it has felt more and more like an opportunity and experiment in resistance.
10 Signs You're an Overprotective Mom
In the last decade, the term “helicopter mom” has risen in popularity. For those not familiar with the moniker, a helicopter mom is one that “hovers.” She is overbearing and way too overprotective....
5 Moms You'll Find at a Fast Food Play Area
Most parents, at one time or another, will be subjected to the horror that is the designated play area of a fast food restaurant. These places always seem to remind me of the zoo, filled with climb...
Be Honest With Your Child About the Tough Stuff
No matter how stable your family is, there will probably come a time when you need to have a tough conversation with your kid.
The Only Way We're Making It Across This Is Together
Someone asked me recently what it’s like to have four kids, and I paused. Answers flew through my head, and none of them felt exactly right.
8 Reasons It’s Okay to Not Work (Even After Your Kids Start School)
If you’re a stay-at-home mom to school-aged children, you may feel like the world is judging you.
I Can't Find Balance, and That's Okay
Our lives are in a constant state of UN-balance. Parenting is not predictable. And that's totally ok.
5 Superpowers That Parents and Teachers Share
After a decade in the classroom, and half a decade mothering, I found these five concepts to hold true on both fronts.
The Time I Had to Break Up With My Daughter’s Best Friend
In my blind willingness to procure a friend for my daughter, I created an odd, unhealthy relationship with a person whom my kid was not particularly fond of
Why I'm Raising My Sons to Be Feminists
As a mother, and as a woman, the idea that my boys might grow up to not care about the challenges another person faces due to their gender pains me deeply.
Should Kids Know the Truth About a Parent's Addiction?
When it comes to addiction, knowledge is power – and hope and healing. Don’t shy away from these conversations.
5 Essential Things Kids Need to Make It Out There in the Real World
By highlighting the importance of grit, independence, discipline, character, and presence, you’ll prepare your children for successful, fulfilling futures.
When You Meet Your Match, and She’s Your Daughter
I can see myself reflected back in my daughter. And I'm up for the challenge of raising my match.
The Top Ten Reasons Your Baby Is Pissed Today
Babies have a lot going on in their little worlds, and they have very real reasons for requiring your immediate assistance.
That nagging feeling you're forgetting something. It only seems to get worse as time goes by.
Dear Son: This Is How to Treat Women
Son, the world needs good men. I want to prepare you as best I can for the journey ahead of you, starting with this list.
Transitioning Love: Raising a Transgender Child
There is a lot of noise coming from the other room, but it’s happy noise, the sound of children playing, laughing, and talking in broken conversations that only make sense to three-year-olds. I pee...
I Refuse to Believe That Your Baby Sleeps in a Crib
As far as my parenting experience has taught me, babies sleeping in cribs is a unicorn sized myth, invented by Big Crib and perpetrated by jerks.
When Furniture Falls, We Blame the Parents
Accidents happen. Parents and companies make mistakes. But in the age of social media, extending any sort of understanding has become a rare occurrence.
How 10 Minutes a Day Changed My Relationship With My Preschooler
When kids' behavior spirals out, dedicating focused, uninterrupted time with them can make all the difference.
How to Navigate Todder Fears of Blow-up Penguins and Stray Hairs
Being a hero in the eyes of my little ones is a perk of motherhood I expected. I assumed I’d be saving my kids from bees, the deep end of the swimming pool, and the mean kids at the park, but I nev...
Why Working Out Disagreements in Front of Your Kids is Good for Them
Research shows parents who manage disagreements well are actually modeling healthy conflict resolution for their kids.