Fun Ways to Raise a Master Conversationalist
You want to make sure your children will talk to you about everything, even the not-so-good stuff. So, how do we do it? Here's kid communication 101.
6 Educational and Mess-Free Activities That Entertain Traveling Kids
A useful, thrifty guide to activities and apps that help keep young kids entertained while traveling, without screens and without mess. (A small miracle!)
Fear and Longing for a Lost Summer
Being parents in this day and age practically requires a PhD in Epidemiology to decipher the amount of information that is constantly lobbed at us.
Babies Should Learn to Swim and Not For the Reasons You Think
A recent study from Australia suggests that kids who learn to swim earlier in life reach important milestones sooner than their landlocked peers.
5 Budget-Friendly Tips for Hitting the Open Road this Summer
On a family road trip, the good outweighs the bad, and even the bad always makes for a funny memory. Here are five tips for making the most of it.
To Every Exhausted Mom out There, This Is All You Have to Do
Instead of doing all of these things in an attempt to satiate ourselves, we just have one thing to do, that’s to show up.
While we might be tempted to schedule and program our children constantly, a balance of time for free play can be extremely valuable.
Why Awe Should Be on Your Summer Vacation Checklist
The most powerful way that our children can be transformed by a trip is if they feel a sense of awe during this time. Here's how to bring awe along.
Small Connections Are Big Brain Builders
During the critical first years of life babies need love in the form of consistent care, shared exchanges, and cognitive stimulation.
How Summer Travel Helps Promote Outdoor Play
The benefits of outdoor play are endless. But sometimes being stuck in our routine makes it less of a priority. Traveling can bump it back to the top.
Saying “Yes” to Screen Time With Purpose
Three simple ways we’re using the screen to focus on traditionally paper-based goals of reading, communicating, and drawing.
3 Ways to Deal With Your New Mom Identity Crisis
The truth is, you can be a mother who loves motherhood, but doesn't assume it as the whole of her identity. And that's ok.
10 Reasons You Should Take a Summer Road Trip with Your Kids
2,100 miles in an automobile with two kids might sound like a nightmare. But with a hearty sense of adventure (and humor) it could be the best trip ever.
An Open Letter to Preeclampsia
Sure, I would've preferred a nice hotel and massage, but three weeks on an intermittently-inflating bed and five AM blood draws were a close approximation.
6 Health Benefits of Nature for Very Young Babies
Six science-backed reasons why a little time in nature goes a long way for babies' development.
How to Have Constructive Conversations With Kids About Mental Health
Not only do we avoid discussing mental health with our kids, but many are ashamed to share these struggles with other adults.
How My Sons Help Me Embrace the Great Outdoors
As a self-proclaimed "indoors mom," having three boys who love exploring the great big world has caused a serious shift in interests.
More Pediatricians Are Writing Prescriptions for Nature
Parents have found the outdoors to be a panacea for everything. But recently, even physicians are beginning to prescribe doses of nature to their patients.
Planting Earth and Growing Community with School Gardens
"Mom, when we were out there planting, people honked and waved all the time," my son reported. "I think they really like our gardens."
4 Things That Matter on Family Vacation, and 4 Things That Totally Don’t
When it comes to vacation, pick the things to care about and let the rest go before we lose it, National Lampoon-style.
3 Tips for Traveling With Kids and Family
I’m glad I dared to travel with my baby. Here are the top three lessons I learned that I plan to employ for future adventures.
It's easy to forget what it's like to be a kid. Especially when there is work to be done, bills to be paid, and meetings to reach on time.
Learning to Be a Peaceful Parent
My commitment is to be the adult. It is my job to do the work on my self-regulation so that he'll be able to reach his potential in life.