I Deleted the Facebook App From My Phone and I Will Never Look Back
If you have the Facebook App on your phone, you no doubt check it every time you grab the device. It's so easy, right?Just delete the dang app.
10 Universal Truths of Parenting a Teenager
Most parents of typical toddlers are constantly challenged, mentally drained, and extremely exhausted. Not much changes when you’re raising a teenager.
30 Cool Things Kids Can Learn Online (for Free!)
With summer in full swing, lots of kids (and parents) are going online for ideas to keep busy.
6 Ways to Make Time with Your Kids Count When You Don't Get a Lot of It
There are ways for a parent who’s never home to make the most of the time they have.
How to Train Your Dragon Fruit - 10 Reasons to Get Kids in the Kitchen
Beyond just being helpful, there's a lot kids can learn from getting into the kitchen.
Learning to Live With Two Moms
It was a constant battle between the two moms in me: The grouchy, yelling, impatient mom and the kind, tolerant and understanding mom.
Support Your Kid's Improbable Dreams, Responsibly
What about the child who has no doubt what she wants to do – and it's, well, not looking so likely? How should you handle that?
She's going to be who she's going to be. Forcing her to choose between this culture and that, between my interests and her own, is a certain path to failure.
What Your Milk of Choice Could Mean for the Growth of Your Kid
Do your kids drink cow, soy, almond, cashew, rice, coconut, or maybe hemp milk? A new study suggests one could lead to more growth.
12 Tips for Securing Those Much Needed College Scholarships
Believe it or not, it’s not if you apply, but how you apply that may make or break a student’s chance of winning college scholarships.
How My Rape Influences My Parenting
I must admit my own history is in the back of my mind when I'm parenting my two sons. I want them to recognize risk and know that stop means stop.
7 Ways to Soak in the Fleeting Moments with Your Kids
We get so caught up in work, our phones, or just the everyday humdrum of life. But if we look around once in awhile we really soak it in.
The Baseball Bat, the Butterfly, and the Box of Teeth
Maybe, if we are lucky, we catch something and we draw it close to us, marvel at its beauty and marvel even more at the gift that is us holding it.
Drop Everything and Build a Nature Playground. It’s Easier Than You Think.
Without the context provided by their previous toys, instead armed with natural supplies, their options now are as endless as their imaginations.
15 Things That Lessen the Stress of Moving With Toddlers
Moving is never easy. Add a toddler or two to the equation and it might even feel impossible. Here's how to lighten the load.
6 People You Should Ask to Judge Your Parenting (And One You Shouldn’t)
To be a parent is to be judged. Most frequently, it's unsolicited. But maybe that's not always a bad thing.
The Botox Boost: It's Not Just for the Aging Anymore
It turns out, Botox does more than fight off the wrinkles. If beauty is skin deep, we're reaching past that to get to the root of our son's struggles.
Five Ways to Prevent Summer Reading Programs From Sucking Out the Joy
Having kids keep track of summer reading by giving them prizes may actually be taking the joy out of reading for kids and giving them the wrong motivation.
7 Ways You're Getting Sunscreen All Wrong
We chase the kids down with the high-octane sunscreen to protect them from UVA and UVB. But even in all our carefulness, we might still be getting it wrong.
How to Organize Your Kids’ Schoolwork Without Losing Your Mind
Follow these simple steps and I promise you’ll finish organizing your kids’ schoolwork in time to collect it all over again in the fall.
Chickens: the Underrated Pets You Didn’t Know You Needed
Keeping a flock of chickens offers all the richness of adopting one adorable mutt and requires only a fraction of the work.
Why I’m Not Going to Bathe My Kids This Summer
My kids can wallow in their own filth this summer and enjoy every minute of it.
I Drove Myself Crazy Trying to Be the Best at Attachment Parenting
For nine months we studied attachment parenting, And then we actually became parents.
Five Simple Ways to Turn This Summer’s Family Vacation Into an Educational Adventure
Going to new places and experiencing new things are always great ways to foster a love of learning and to enhance your child’s experience.