6 Tricks to Make Halloween Treats a Non-Issue for Your Allergic Kid
If you’re also wondering how to enjoy trick-or-treating without being spooked by potential allergens, here are some tips.
What Do I Tell My Granddaughter When Tragedy Strikes?
What do I tell her when she sees I am a million sad miles away when she is showing me her latest gymnastic move and I miss it or asks why my eyes are red?
I Have a Hereditary Visual Disability – Is My Son a Ticking Time Bomb?
For prospective parents with chronic hereditary medical conditions, exploring this has merit. Here are three important considerations.
Finding Beauty in the Brokenness
This brokenness, these outward signs of our experience so far, doesn’t make us less than others with different worries or heartbreak.
How to Keep Kids Calm During Shots (and a Bonus Reason For Doing so)
How do we possibly overcome what seems like an impossible task to keep our kids happy and calm before they get pricked? Here are some ideas.
Please Appreciate My Dinosaur Identification Skills
The depth of my sons’ collective dinosaur knowledge is impressive, but it’s more than slightly intimidating to normal people.
What New Science Tell Us About Kids' Memory and What That Means for Parents
Your kid’s brain is not able to recall detail and stories of events in the same way that your adult brain is.
What My Son's Speech Delay Taught Me About Determination
I was determined to guide him as he navigated life with minimal language. He was determined to have people understand him.
How to Find the Sweet Spot in Discipline: Parenting Advice From a High School Teacher
There is a way to be genuine with your kids, have a good relationship, and still be the parent. You aren’t losing your influence, it’s just changing.
Moms-To-Be, You Should Still Get Flu Vaccines
A clickbait article is spreading like, well, the flu, and is likely to significantly impact pregnant women's behavior at doctors' offices this flu season.
My 7-Year-Old's Top Concern After Getting "The Talk"
All that research and preparation goes out the window when you're face-to-face with your kid about to have "The Talk."
What Does Single Motherhood Mean for Kids?
Surprise! A growing body of research finds kids in single parent households aren't sentenced to lives of poverty, crime, or addiction.
Managing Your Teens' Attitude Takes This Shift in Yours
By shifting my focus from protecting myself to helping my teenage daughter manage her angst, I learned to “not engage.”
From Mentor to Meltdown: How to Handle Your Highly Verbal Preschooler
One minute it feels like you’re talking to a mini-adult, the next you’re dealing with a screaming newborn. Here's some help.
Addicted to the Rush of Rushing? Your Chronic Lateness Might Be More Than a Bad Habit
Depending on how chronic your pattern, you might actually be addicted to being late.
All Parents Should Kick It Like Beckham
Youth sports have become less about having a good time and getting exercise and more focused on competition. It's time to bring some playfulness back.
If Women Were Erased From Movies, How Much Would the Average Script Change?
If you were to scan 1,000 random film scripts, you might notice a common trend: female characters are rarely central to the plot.
What Is the Children’s Health Insurance Plan, and Why Does It Matter
Here is CHIP 101 – a brief overview of everything you need to know about this important program.
A good psychologist helps a child and gets paid for it. A good mother tries in vain, and then her child succeeds in spite – not because – of her help.
Why Honesty Is Good for Our Kids' Health
Lying is part of human nature. In fact, it's essential to children’s development and can even have some surprising benefits.
Navigating the Tricky Waters of Kids and New Partners
Once you’re divorced with a child, that is a background fact for the rest of your life. Nothing will change it.
Forgiving My Father While He Was in Prison
When I was 18 years old, I began studying the impact of fatherlessness on children. I would sit for hours, reading about theories and conclusions based on quantitative and qualitative research. I a...
I really thought I'd gotten over my fear of spiders, at least to the point where I could remove them from my kids’ rooms when needed. You always know when it’s needed. There is no shriek quite as p...
The Silly Sex Dream That Woke Me Up
After I stopped laughing at him, I started to reflect. Why would he be dreaming about bad sex with 80s icons? It had to be our lame sex life, right?