Parenting With OCD: I Want To Vacuum Alone
I have vowed not to let my OCD have the impact on my kids lives the way it did on my own childhood.
People watch Netflix more than they hang out with their friends, exercise, and read combined
Netflix made binge-watching a phenomenon, and it has become a big part of our lives.
5 Serious Benefits of Being Silly With Your Kids
Parents should embrace silliness, and be a part of it. Silliness can have positive ramifications for kids in several crucial areas.
Cherish the Last Month of School With This Spotify Playlist
Cherish the last month of school with a School Playlist that will have you wishing you could go back to homeroom.
Your Sixth Sense Won't Protect You if You Text and Drive
Unlike driving while absent-minded or upset, your brain cannot compensate for the disruption in hand-eye coordination when you text and drive.
How patience can be a better balm for sorrow than resilience
Patience, in its original meaning, was a virtue that enabled a person to overcome suffering.
Buying in bulk and thus saving money is out of reach of many low-income shoppers
Many low-income shoppers, a study finds, miss out on the savings that come with making purchases in bulk.
Dealing With Anxiety About Life? Read This
There is as much darkness as there is light in this life. It simply depends on where you focus your eyes. You decide how much space you get to take up. You decide how much your voice is worth. You ...
5 Reasons Why I'm Done Chaperoning School Field Trips
Get a group of 45+ kids inside a tin box (i.e. a school bus) and the most deafening live concert you've ever attended will seem like a meditation class.
10 Things I Wish I Had Done To Prevent Parenting-Related Injuries
Parenting is hard on the body! Here are 10 things I wish I had known about the body mechanics of parenting.
I Dont Know About You But Im Feeling 22
How old do I feel? That really depends on the time of day, whats in my soda cup and whatever's playing on the radio.
What a Little Attention Can Do: My Momover Experiment
Editor's note: This is the first in a four-part series in which writer Lizzie Simon will examine the ways that radically upping her grooming game impacts her life, her sense of self, and her intera...
Kid Made Recipe: Kale Pesto Pasta
New a fresh weeknight dinner idea? I suggest this bright and tasty Kale and Parsley Pesto!
Teens, Sex, and Social Media: How Technology Can Help
4 apps and websites that can help teens avoid the worst of sexting, cyberbullying, and porn.
How Texting Killed Spontaneity
Technology has doomed the spontaneity of adventure and were helping destroy it every time we Google, check-in, and hashtag.
Facebook Looks to Middle School to Fill Hacker Shortage
Becoming a hacker is not a bad thing; its a person who finds an innovative way to solve a problem.
Turns Out Growing Up Weird is Good for Your Career
As Vanessa Quigley acquired more younger brothers and sisters, so did her family acquire more and stranger pets.
Recently, I bought myself a little wristlet. It was a rite of passage akin to first bra or a first kiss. It signaled something.
Marijuana Use in Pregnancy Is Major Risk for Pre-Term Birth
New research finds a direct link between continued marijuana use during pregnancy and pre-term birth.
That Moment When You Realize Your Parents Are Russian Spies
The secrets of Snapchat's CEO, what Texans are so afraid of, and the best female mountain climber you've never heard of. Source: How Two Brothers Discovered Their Parents Were Russian Spies, And Ot...
You'll Probably Relate to These 10 Parenting #ProTips
Every time we brought one of our five babies home, no matter how they came to us (two we grew, three we adopted) people wanted to give us advice.
The Concept of the Biological Clock is More Sexist than Scientific
To this day, evidence of exactly how much female fertility declines with age remains hazy.
Blue is for Girls and Pink is for Boys and Dinosaurs are for Everyone
What a person wears isnt just seen as a reflection of their style and values, but a window into that persons identity.
What if Kids Designed the School Curriculum?
Teachers need to strike the balance between encouraging independent learning and providing students with guidance.