5 Essential Things Kids Need to Make It Out There in the Real World
By highlighting the importance of grit, independence, discipline, character, and presence, you’ll prepare your children for successful, fulfilling futures.
When You Meet Your Match, and She’s Your Daughter
I can see myself reflected back in my daughter. And I'm up for the challenge of raising my match.
The Top Ten Reasons Your Baby Is Pissed Today
Babies have a lot going on in their little worlds, and they have very real reasons for requiring your immediate assistance.
That nagging feeling you're forgetting something. It only seems to get worse as time goes by.
Dear Son: This Is How to Treat Women
Son, the world needs good men. I want to prepare you as best I can for the journey ahead of you, starting with this list.
Transitioning Love: Raising a Transgender Child
There is a lot of noise coming from the other room, but it’s happy noise, the sound of children playing, laughing, and talking in broken conversations that only make sense to three-year-olds. I pee...
I Refuse to Believe That Your Baby Sleeps in a Crib
As far as my parenting experience has taught me, babies sleeping in cribs is a unicorn sized myth, invented by Big Crib and perpetrated by jerks.
When Furniture Falls, We Blame the Parents
Accidents happen. Parents and companies make mistakes. But in the age of social media, extending any sort of understanding has become a rare occurrence.
How 10 Minutes a Day Changed My Relationship With My Preschooler
When kids' behavior spirals out, dedicating focused, uninterrupted time with them can make all the difference.
How to Navigate Todder Fears of Blow-up Penguins and Stray Hairs
Being a hero in the eyes of my little ones is a perk of motherhood I expected. I assumed I’d be saving my kids from bees, the deep end of the swimming pool, and the mean kids at the park, but I nev...
Why Working Out Disagreements in Front of Your Kids is Good for Them
Research shows parents who manage disagreements well are actually modeling healthy conflict resolution for their kids.
7 Reasons I Wish I Were Raising My Kids in the 80s
If Marty and Dr. Emmett Brown offered to give my family and me a ride in their DeLorean, I’d want to go straight back to the 80s and raise my kids there.
Can We Please Stop Trying to One-Up Each Other?
Parenting is not a competition. But some moms seem to think so.
Motherhood Was the Gateway to My Creative Side
When I had kids I thought I had forfeited my chance to express my creative dreams. But fulfilling creative work and motherhood doesn't have to be at odds.
5 Ways My Husband Out-Parents Me
As hard as it is to admit this, when it comes to parenting, there are some things my husband does better than I do.
Don't Be Fooled: 7 Things Your Baby Doesn’t Need
What the baby product industry doesn't want you to know is that many of their products are completely unnecessary and some are even dangerous.
An Honest Look at Your Social Life Before and After Having Kids
Here's a glossary that provides pre- and post-parenthood definitions of commonly heard words and phrases.
3 Science-Backed Tips for Raising Independent Kids
Ultimately, parenting is about raising adults, not children. And teaching them to be independent has never seemed as urgent as it does today.
The Early Poops Don't Smell: Reflections From My First Year of Fatherhood
When my kid was first born, I felt a lot of things, but instant, unconditional love wasn’t one of them.
For Parents Who Want to Protest But Cannot March
The Women’s March on Washington is this Saturday and there are more than 600 sister marches happening around the world, an energizing and inspiring effect of an election result that, for many of us...
How to Text Your Ex: 10 Commandments for Separated Parents
Feuding couples can fall into the trap of using electronic devices to continue communications with one another, often with hostility. You can do better.
The Biggest Lie We Tell Children and What to Do About It
Is there a better way to offer comfort to a distressed child than telling them "it's ok?"
6 Reasons We Should Retire The “Good Mom” Mantra
The phrase reminds me of all the times I wasn’t such a “good” mother, all the mistakes I’ve made. And I'm not into it.
Debate Club: How Many Baby Showers Is Too Many?
Two Parent Co. writers face off about baby showers.