Parenting, Not for the Moment, But for the Long Haul
Our culture is one that promises quick fixes, from 6-minute abs (or is it 8 minutes? I don't know. I wait for cold season and hope I get a cough strong and persistent enough to get mine back on tra...
3 women share how their creative work evolved with motherhood
We profiled three mothers who are making amazing art for the #100DayProject about how parenthood has changed their relationship to creativity.
Be nice to your brother*: the fine print
I understand that rules are most effective when theyre objective and specific. Being nice to your brother does not include (but is not limited to not including) the following**:
What parents need to know about the new LEGO Worlds game
Here's what parents need to know about the new game LEGO Worlds. After all, it's only a matter of time before it's all your kid can talk about.
How I Found Clarity By Looking Through My Sons Filter
My son turned and looked in my eyes as he ascended the plastic grey climbing wall. Clambering to escape me as I advanced on him, his fingers slipped off of each hold and his attempts to elude me we...
Relationship Advice for Parents: How can we reconnect after a fight?
Question of the week: "My husband and I have a tough time reconnecting after a fight. How can we just be cool with each other?"
A shout-out to the good friends close-by who weave into the life of our family. That is, our village.
As a parent, use natural forces to your advantage
Anyone with kids has probably noticed the 5:00 hour is a portal to the dark side - but this provides a perfect example of using natural forces to your advantage.
Being A Parent and a Person. At the Same Time.
People talk of the downfalls of letting ones job become ones entire identity, but rarely speak of the job of parenting in the same way.
Laugh of the day-Matt Lauer Waits In Parking Garage For Anonymous Source On Parenting Trends
You can always rely on the Onion to deliver the hard hitting hilarity. (And we could totally see Matt Lauer lurking around a dark corner, smartly dressed in his Balenciaga trench coat waiting for h...
I still like you. I know we havent talked in a long time, but please know that I think youre really great and wish we could spend more time together.
Debates about the best way to raise kids are nothing new. Books of childrearing advice have argued back and forth for hundreds of years. What has changed is the market: parents are spending vastly ...
3 simple tips to end sibling fighting
Here are three simple tweaks that can break a cycle of sibling arguing and fighting. They're the necessary first steps to creating more peace, harmony, and enjoyment in your home. In the next post,...
The facts on Free Range vs. Helicopter parenting
Remember how the adults in the Peanuts cartoons sounded? That's becoming the national language of the parenting style debate. The truth is, we're all doing the best we can with what we believe. The...
18 Mad Men GIFs that remind us what we once took for granted
It's the end of an era - where parents all over America pour that late night cocktail and escape into the world of Mad Men.
Easy Weekend Checklist for Working Parents
The illustrated The Easy Weekend Checklist for Working Parents is so true. Except for the "easy" part, of course.
10 observations from a month of paternity leave (baby #2)
I recently shared 50 observations from paternity leave. Now that we have had our second child there are many new things to report. 1. Our second child (Boden) creates the same issues as the first ...
Why travel with babies too young to remember it? Because you'll remember.
Three seasoned international travelers open up about the often overlooked benefits of traveling to unfamiliar places with young children. Perhaps the most compelling point? You're going to be sleep...
Experts on raising powerful girls
From physical risks to problem solving, experts share insight on how to raise daughters who are strong, resilient and powerful. Raising a powerful girl means living with one. She must be able to s...
8 real moms dish on their ultimate Mother's Day
Not surprisingly, we know a lot of (awesome) moms. We asked a few of them what they consider the ultimate Mother's Day. You might think, given the opportunity to fantasize about anything under the ...
Color inside the lines, grownups
Coloring for Grown-Ups "hilariously combines the mindless fun of children's coloring books with the mind-numbing realities of modern adult life."
Norman Ollestad on raising a third generation surfer
Norman Ollestad, author of the best selling memoir, Crazy for the Storm, writes about being raised a surfer, and igniting the passion in his son. He was watching me stand in anguished contemplation...
Athletes prefer that parents stay quiet during their games
Today on Motherlode KJ Dell'Antonia gives a shout out to coach Mike Matheny's new book, The Matheny Manifesto for the benefit of "every parent who will be sitting on the sidelines of any sport this...
Parenting As Told By Nicolas Cage's Facial Expressions
My favorites is #13: "When youre trying to listen to your kid talk about Minecraft" Source: Parenting As Told By Nicolas Cage's Facial Expressions