Kid Made Recipe: Cookout Double Feature
The best summer cookouts are made of more than just what’s on the grill. We’ve got two winning recipes to up your cookout game.
Chasing Our Own Kind of Independence on the Fourth of July
Inside our house, we're parenting a child with special needs who dreads the Fourth of July more than any other day on the calendar.
10 Potentially Damaging But Equally Hilarious Options for Naming Your Twins
Ten ideas for naming twins, all of which will be vetoed by my more-normal-than-I-am wife, who will insist on perfectly normal ones like Derek or Chauncey.
Solve Your Parenting Problems Through Murphy’s Law
The experienced parents out there, they know the real secret to success: parenting through Murphy’s Law.
How to Parent for the Long Run Not the Heat of the Moment
Threats and ultimatums can solve problems in the short term, but parenting with big picture intentionality has a much richer pay off.
10 Things I Wish I Could Tell Teenage Me (Even Though She'd Roll Her Eyes)
What would I now, as a married mother of four children in my late mid 30s, say to myself at 17 if I was given the opportunity?" Plenty.
All the Families in Your Parent Entourage
Life happens. You move, you find a partner, you have kids, you throw yourself into your career. Eventually though, you assemble your tribe.
Resilient - A Parent Co. Story
Subscribe to Parent Co. on YouTube! Many young adults across the US face homelessness, addiction, and struggles with mental health. However, these challenges do not define who they truly are. ...
A Family Without Neat and Tidy Edges is Still a Family
When I’d envisioned my life and future family it lacked any mess or complications. What I, in fact, produced, has been quite the opposite.
Who’s the Spender and Who’s the Saver In Your Relationship? 5 Ways to Make It Work
Ten years worth of personal experience as a spender being married to a saver. It's not easy. But we make it work.
Does Changing Careers Make You Selfish or Selfless?
The bay of boredom starts with a thought, an idea, a little voice inside your head telling you there has to be something more than what you are doing.
Finding the Gap Where Disappointment Exists
You have not lived until your child vomits deep inside the aisles of a retail store, dashing all your best laid plans right along with it.
6 Tips to Help Your Highly Sensitive Child Make Their Way
Even though some of your kid's emotions may seem overwhelming, there are some strategies that can help to quell the storm.
Protect Your Own, and Eat Your Heart Out, My Girl
There's going to come a time when that extra sample at Costco or the farmer's market will not feel so free of the "weight" of societal pressures.
I Didn't Stay for the Kids and We're All Better For It
We decided we could love our kids better, love ourselves better, and be better parents apart than we could together. And I know we made the right decision.
Keep Kids Calm in Emergencies With These Expert Tips
Children’s books and television shows don’t always prepare them to interact with first responders in a true emergency. These tips from experts will.
My Love of the Great Outdoors Ends With Overnight Camping
We set up a tent, roast marshmallows and hot dogs, and then, when it starts to get late, I take our youngest and drive home.
Living by the Rules of My Son's Playground Game
I play with Ryan while I still sort of can. No doctor can predict the progression of my disease. But the rules of his game have become something I live by.
Six Parenting Trends for an Easy Breezy Summer (For Real)
There’s a reason these parenting hacks are hot right now. They save so much work.
Older Dads May Raise Smarter, Geekier Kids
A recent study shows there may be some clear benefits to having an older father that positively impact a kid's education and career.
Could Adopting a Uniform Improve Your Parenting?
Cognitive research suggests that autopilot mom-style might be making me a better parent.
The Swedish Preschool Practice That Makes Kids More Successful
New research into practices at some Swedish preschools suggests that a gender-neutral environment has far reaching benefits for children.
My Husband Won't Be My Birth Coach and We're Both More Than Ok With That
I may have pictured a husband-assisted delivery as my ideal childbirth experience, but to him it was a worst nightmare.
Summer's Quest for Independence: You Might Be Surprised by All Your ASD Kid Can Do
Why not use the freedom of summer to tackle issues such as responsibility for household tasks or personal independence and growth?