Why You Should Read About Febrile Seizures Before Your Child Has One
As many as one in 20 kids will have at least one febrile seizure. It's a terrifying few minutes, but knowing the facts can help.
These brilliant novels, which tackle the topics of maternity and parenting, are must reads for any sci-fi geek.
Why Building Self-Esteem Can Help Reduce Our Kids' Anxiety
We hear about self-esteem so much during the teenage years, but building a healthy self-esteem begins much earlier in a child’s life.
7 Poets for a Little Midsummer Perspective on Parenting
If you’re feeling stuck in a summer slump, swap out your steamy beach reads get lost in a little poetry.
Lessons on Being in the Here and Now Often Come From Our Kids
It’s easy to cast ourselves as teachers, with our kids as the students, so it’s pretty humbling to realize that it’s a dialogue.
5 Practices for Raising a Metacognitive Kid
If Descartes was right and thinking makes us human, then here are five ways you can help your kids practice their humanity.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Farm Shares but Were Too Afraid to Ask
Community Supported Agriculture – or CSA – allows farmers to sell directly to the consumer. Could purchasing a share be a good fit for your family?
Why Multitasking Isn't Your Most Productive Strategy
Multitasking is linked to time management skills. With that in mind, here are five ways you can end your multitasking ways and boost productivity.
21 Simple Ways to Indulge Yourself Even When Time is Limited
Even though there are piles of laundry to tend to, and ice cream to scoop, there’s still time for you. Choose to carve it out, you deserve it.
5 Books to Teach Curious Kids About Coding
If your kids are showing interest in all things tech, teaching them the language of computers is a valuable investment. These books are a great start.
Five Ways to Smooth Transitions for the Whole Family
Looking deeper and changing how we approach transitions is essential for everyone's wellbeing.
Nine Things Any Mom Who Just Had Her Second Baby Can Relate To
If you’re a mom who's just had her second baby, I’m more than certain you can relate to everything on the list below.
I Still Shower Every Day, and 5 Other Things Becoming a Mother Hasn't Changed
If you're worried everything changes after you have a baby, don't stress. You're still you.
How to Respond to an Adults-Only Wedding Invitation
When faced with the stark reality that your friend/family/acquaintance has publicly decried a youth presence at her wedding, you can react one of four ways.
When Saving for the Future, Don’t Forget the Cord Blood
What is cord blood and why is it important? Let's answer some of the most common questions about the potentially life-saving practice of cord blood banking.
There’s a Bear in There – Tales from the Wild
This is a submission in our monthly contest. January’s theme is "Wild." 2017 was the year of the bear for my family. Officially it may have been the Chinese year of the rooster but for us, it was d...
6 Simple Ways to Dial Down the Yelling in Your Household
Parenting without yelling can feel like a Herculean task, especially when it seems to be the only foolproof way to get kids’ attention. But it's possible.
If Your Kid Has to Swallow Pills, This Brilliant Hack Can Help
If your child's medication is available in pill form, the daily battle can end. Even preschoolers can learn to swallow pills with very little training.
Why Raising Kids Diminishes Our Sense of Disgust, Scientifically Speaking
Disgust is a natural reaction, and evolutionarily necessary to keep us away from disease and tainted food. Why does it sort of diminish when we have kids?
Why You Should Teach Kids to Be Naturalists
Giving our kids a naturalist’s education can be a powerful way to develop science and language skills, and a deeper connection to the world around them.
Learning to Properly Season Your Meats Leads to a Healthy Marriage
Marriage is both the short answer and the process by which I traveled to a more respectable place in the kitchen.
These 8 Books Can Help Your Teen Choose a Career
You can help guide your teen to a career path by exploring their interests and aptitudes with them. These books can supplement that as well.
Why You Should Consider Raising Kids Abroad
Like thousands of other expats with well-balanced, confident, kind, bilingual, and fairly fearless kids we believe in the advantages of raising kids abroad.
Consistent Warmth (Not Consistent Punishment) is What Your Kids Need
Maybe consistency has less to do with punishment and more to do with the parent-child relationship.