How to Raise Scientifically Literate Kids
What can we do as parents to raise children who view information through a realistic, scientific approach? Let's start here.
Screens Aren’t Zombifying Your Children
There are worse things your kid could be doing than spending time with their iPad. And there's plenty of research to suggest so.
10 Simple Ways to Raise Happy Artists
If your children have an interest in art, here are 10 ways to help them grow into artists without taking the fun out of their art. Art is valuable to every kid.
5 Superpowers That Parents and Teachers Share
After a decade in the classroom, and half a decade mothering, I found these five concepts to hold true on both fronts.
Taking Your Kids to an Art Museum is Not a Terrible Idea
Art museums are packed with opportunities for learning and inspiring creativity. But they aren't always easy to navigate with kids.
How to Wear Converse in Almost Any Situation
You may be wondering why you would wear Converse sneakers so often that you would need a guide for it. Fair question. For starters, you can send the same messages with sneakers that you can with f...
5 Kinds of Women Who Intimidate The Sweat Pants Off of Me
I think I have a fairly good sense of who I am in this world. However, there remain a few subsets of females who give me the tingles.
The Time I Had to Break Up With My Daughter’s Best Friend
In my blind willingness to procure a friend for my daughter, I created an odd, unhealthy relationship with a person whom my kid was not particularly fond of
Why I'm Raising My Sons to Be Feminists
As a mother, and as a woman, the idea that my boys might grow up to not care about the challenges another person faces due to their gender pains me deeply.
9 Books to Help Ease Your Kid's Fear of Dogs
Since it's pretty clear my kids are not quite ready for a walking, barking, real-life dog, we read these books to help ease their fears.
Some days I am exhausted. Some days I am so happy I don’t even believe this is real. Some days I want to run away or, at the very least, drink hard liquor.
Should Kids Know the Truth About a Parent's Addiction?
When it comes to addiction, knowledge is power – and hope and healing. Don’t shy away from these conversations.
10 Things I'm Going to Stop Feeling Guilty About
It took me over a year to understand that guilt felt and fueled by actions that allow me some sanity is the definition of insanity itself.
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.
Kid Made Recipe: Brownie Cookie Pie
Why choose between brownies and chocolate chip cookies when you can whip up this combo brownie cookie pie?
On Watching "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" With My Daughter
Three generations later, it seems women are still after the same things Mary was looking for.
The other day, my three-year-old son’s beloved stuffed sheep went from being a sheep to a baby – Baby Moana, to be specific. We’d seen the movie as a family over the holidays and a few months earli...
It Could Have Been Called Humanity’s March on Washington
As one of more than 500,000 people who marched on Washington last Saturday, I am still reeling and reveling in the enormity of the event.
On Vasectomies, White Walls, and Fresh Starts
When you finally admit you're done having kids, the freedom you're after can taste bittersweet.
How Star Wars Helped Me Embrace My Baby’s Helmet
Even though knowing my daughter's helmet would help was reason enough to appreciate it, making it a work of art was what helped us fully embrace it.
How Children Are Seeking (and Subverting) Approval Online
Studies are beginning to determine the effects of social media on the way kids view themselves. And the specific ways kids use these tools to get and give feedback can be troubling.