How to Google Better: 7 Research Tips for the Overwhelmed New Parent
The information available to parents is endless and often contradictory. Here are seven tips to help you navigate the deep waters of parenting research.
When Your Mom Tribe is Not What You Expected
Tired as the phrase may be, it truly takes a village. And sometimes, we're more surrounded and supported than we realize at first glance.
How to Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself
Between the drop-offs and the pickups, the parties and the play dates, sometimes it's hard not to feel like everything we do is for our kids. Regardless of how you spend your 9-5, everyone knows th...
Everything You Need to Know About (Stealing) Your Kids' Halloween Candy
Don't laugh with your mouth full.
Teaching Our Children How To Lose: Lessons in Grace
The lessons learned on the field often find their way into all aspects of our kids' lives.
When Your Superhero Mom Needs You
To a child, mom is the ultimate superhero. Until the day comes that her humanity shines through.
Debate Club: A Different Take on the SAHM vs. WOHM "Battle"
Two moms, living both sides of the work/stay home experience offer words of support and encouragement to one another in our latest Debate Club.
How My Terrible Cooking Became Our Best Family Tradition
How one mother made a concerted effort to improve her cooking skills, and ended up making cooperative meal preparation a family tradition.
How to Teach Your Kids the Importance of Integrity When a Presidential Candidate Has None
It's hard enough to make sense of this election as adults. Explaining the downright meanness and discriminatory tones to our kids is impossible.
Mess with my kid or my parenting, and there's a protective rage that bubbles up.
No Matter How Strong Your Grief, Kids Force You to Keep Going
With little ones around, there isn't much time to dwell on sad thoughts. But setting time aside to process them is necessary.
5 Surprising Truths About the Suburban Stay-at-Home Mom
I mean there are a lot of hours in the day right? If we aren’t going to work what the heck do we do all day?
Assertive Communication May Be the Most Useful Skill You Teach Your Child (and Yourself)
Teaching our kids how to assert themselves by communicating directly and with respect is easy to do if we model it ourselves.
31 Things Your Kids Should Be Doing Instead of Homework
So, what are some of the things kids could be doing in those hours between the end of the school day and bed time? Science and research say these work.
A Military Mother Accepts Her Free-Spirited, Artistic Daughter
Growing up with a military mom, it was good to know she had a sense of what battles needing fighting.
A Useful Pro/Con List For Deciding Whether To Have Baby #2
So you think you're ready for number two? Two kids. That's more than one. A big decision. Let's take a look at the pros and cons.
The Disorienting Effect of the First to Leave the Nest
It’s as if I'm free falling – the world of maternal responsibilities as I've known it flying away from me at warp speed. I'm waiting to see where I'll land.
7 Just Right Wines to Pair With Your Kid's Leftovers
Choose a wine like the sommelier you are. Just because your meals consist of shoving leftover scraps into your face, it doesn't mean you're no longer fancy.
Sneaking Around to Have Sex With My Spouse: A Cautionary Tale
Like the teenage years version 2.0, sneaking around after kids can be equally as exciting and primed for getting caught.
The Right Way to Impose a Time-Out
If executed correctly, time outs may be an appropriate tool for your parenting tool box. Following these steps can help ensure success.
Raising Sons Who Won't Slut Shame
Bullying girls about their sexual choices goes beyond simply being mean. It's our job to raise sons who recognize women's agency and respect it without exception.
15 Ridiculous Phrases Every Parent Will Eventually Use
You can believe yourself to be immune to these phrases as much as you want, but the truth is, you're going to use them. Like it or not.
Please Stop Humble-Bragging About Being a "Bad Mom"
In the grand scheme of actual "bad" moms, chances are the ones you hear referring to themselves as such are nowhere near it.
When Do You Tell Your Child That Some Promises Will Be Broken?
There are subtleties to the promises we make. As adults, that's easier to understand. Kids, on the other hand, are a little more black and white.