You Need to Giggle More - Here's How
Cliche as it sounds, laughter truly is some of the best medicine. Sharing a hearty case of the giggles with your family is even better.
How I Survived My Empty Nest and Learned to Let Go
Eventually the time comes that our kids are no longer kids, but adults on the other side of the world. Regardless, letting them go hardly gets easier.
4 Reasons It's Good to Argue With Your Partner About Parenting
You don’t really know what kind of parent your partner will be until you have a kid. But even if you disagree, there's a lesson to be learned.
The Dangers of Selfie Culture and How You Can Help Your Kids
In the age of social media, some kids hinge their self esteem on peer's response to selfies. How can we help them explore this sense of self constructively?
Debate Club: Should Schools Be Nut-Free?
Yes, please. by: Jackie Semmens How can this be happening? I thought to myself, watching my one-year-old’s body turn red as the hives spread across his chest. We had done everything by the book: ...
5 Ways Parents Ensure Their Child’s Tantrum Is a Raging Success
Sometimes the tactics we deploy to stop a tantrum do nothing except fuel the fire.
5 Things I Don’t Get About Baby Boy Clothes
I'm not overly picky, but when it comes to outfitting my son, I'm just a little confused about some of these options.
How My Work Husband Saved My Sanity
Getting out of the house and back to work, the friends you find may not be the ones you expect.
Would My Kids Respect Me More if I Was Less Available?
I’ll never have the pull of a mother, I now realize, regardless of what I do. But what if I wasn't so incredibly present? How would they receive me then?
4 Ways to Restore Date Night and Rekindle the Romance
Between kids, schedules, and stretched finances, date night can feel like an impossible dream. These 4 ideas can make staying home just as fun.
3 Simple Ways to Help Foster Independence in Your Grade-Schooler
Our son, now seven years old, is at the age where he is “not a little boy!” There could be no greater insult. So whenever I have an opportunity to let him try on his inner teenager, I jump at the c...
My Daughter Spent 6 Weeks in the NICU, and I Wouldn't Change a Thing
While the time our daughter spent tethered to an incubator was the most difficult time of our family's life, on her third birthday I'm looking back with gratitude.
12 Business World Phrases Repurposed for Life with Kids
Now that I stay home full time with my kids, I sometimes miss the business jargon I used at work. So I've found ways to keep it part of my vernacular.
Intrusive Things My Family Said and Did When I Was Pregnant
Being pregnant is exhausting. Sure, it's tiring to make a person. But mostly because of all the insensitive and irritating comments from family members.
When Number Three Becomes the Only One, for Now
The third kid- often overlooked, usually just along for the ride. But time spent just the two of you, with no older siblings in sight can be magic.
What My Son May Never Know About Me
There's a version of me my boy will never know. But this one, with graying hair and understanding is the one that comes from being his mother.
If It's Genuine, You Can Never Praise Too Much
No one wants to raise a kid who thinks the world revolves around them, but genuinely dishing out praise in those formative years is not the worst thing.
17 Sure-Fire Ways to Wake Your Sleeping Baby
Babies. They're onto us and our pesky needs to do anything other than hang out with them. Want to wake one up? Do these things while they sleep.
Strong Relationships With Parents Positively Impact Physical Health in Children
Growing up in a well-off home can benefit a child's physical health even decades later -- but a lack of parent-child warmth, or the presence of abuse, may eliminate the health advantage of a privil...
How to Stop Listening to Your "Bad Mom" Inner Critic
And as with most things, we truly are our own worst critics. Silencing that can help make it clear you really are a great mom.
5 Questions Moms of Girls Should Know How to Answer
The questions our daughters ask only get more difficult as they grow up. Be prepared for how to answer some of the stickier ones.
I Was Going to Give My Baby Boy Up for Adoption, But I Couldn't Let Him Go
Yes, I acknowledge I got pregnant from a one-night stand. I feel guilty because my son doesn't know his father and it's possible that they will never meet. The night he cried about that fact broke ...
Expert Advice on How to Talk to Your Kids About School Shootings
There is no easy way to have these discussions that threaten to crack us nearly in half. These tips from a traumatic stress specialist can help.
Why I Gave My Son a Box of Tissues for His First Birthday
No kid remembers their first birthday party. So why throw an elaborate event that only parents really want?