10 Books to Help Children Understand Mental Illness
While we want to shield our kids from concern, health professionals recommend educating kids and teens about mental illness. These books can help.
I Let My Children Watch Me Give Birth
When they were three and five years old, my daughters watched me labor and give birth to their baby sister. On purpose.
To the New Mother: There Will Be Days
There may be days when you think, I can’t do this. Days when you don’t feel good enough, when you look around and feel inferior to every other parent on the planet. Times, maybe, when you feel like...
The Journey to the Land of Done
There is a place called “Done” where no mom wants to go. You hate it. Mom hates it. She tried to keep you from going there, but you just kept on driving.
How Reality TV Made Me a Better Mom
Watching other people pursue their passions reminded me that my kids should see me do the same.
Why I Let My Daughter Tell Me What to Do
Part of our job as parents is to show our kids what it should look, sound, and feel like when someone you love treats your body, needs, and desires with respect.
Kid Made Recipe: Fruit Striped Sundae
If your kids love ice cream, give these frozen fruit sundae treats a try. Super easy, and super delicious with just two ingredients!
All the Other Parents Have Got it Together, Right?
There are days, sometimes weeks, when I find it real easy to convince myself that everyone knows what they’re doing – everyone but me.
14 Classic Movies That Offer a Chance to Discuss Sexism
As much as we love sharing classic movies with our kids, they tend to have plenty of old-fashioned gender roles. Be ready for discussions when viewing these.
How to Raise Kids Who Love to Write
How can we encourage children to write, and is it possible to make writing spontaneous and fun? Fortunately, there are several ways to achieve this goal.
FOX's "The Mick" Teaches Us That Mothering Is So Easy, Even a Hungover Child-Hater Can Do It
Apparently, parenting is actually no biggie. Driving this idea home is Fox’s new series "The Mick."
Advice My Dad Would Give Me If He Were Here Today
What advice would he give to us now as we forge ahead into this fragile world, uncertain of what’s to come? With the utmost confidence: Love each other.
I Don't Need Resolutions. I'm Always Starting Over.
In fact, I’m doing exactly that right now, for the third time today, as I attempt to craft a piece on resolutions.
Breadwinning Mothers Carry the Mental Load at Home
Mothers everywhere are increasingly the breadwinners. This title looks great on paper, but with it our “mental load” gets only heavier. When my son was first born I, too, fit that role. I would wak...
All Your House Is a Stage: Babyproofing as Safety Theater
Babyproofing may offer more safety theater than actual safety.
15 Benefits the Stay-at-Home Parent Has Over the Working Spouse
This list is in appreciation for the working spouse. It is not about whose role is harder as both roles have their own unique challenges and benefits.
The Best Way to Help Your Kids With Their Homework Is to Make Them Do It Themselves
Nearly half of all parents have done homework assignments for their kids. Make no mistake, it's not helpful at all.
This Mom’s Secret to Happiness? I’m Delusional.
A lot of times, we dive into negativity simply out of habit. I've made a conscious choice to think positively, even when that means deluding myself a bit.
How to Cultivate Compassion for Your Active Kid in a Sit-Down World
I don't want my kids to sit still and be quiet. I want them to be appropriately kid-like.
12 Unique Days to Celebrate With Your Kids in 2017
Each year, there are many unique, entertaining, and family-friendly days to celebrate that you’ve likely never heard of before. Mark these on your calendar!
When Life Is Water and I Wake up Drowning
This is anxiety. To give it a name I take away some of its power.
When the Boy on the Couch Is No Longer Your Own
When does it happen? That slide from an infant, completely dependant, to a person, complete and unleashed on the world? It's slow and unnoticeable until it's not.
Debate Club: Should Parents Find Out How Long They’re Going to Live?
In this week's Debate Club, two writers face off about how much information is too much information.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex at Any Age
Let’s lay out some things research advises us to avoid when communicating with our children about their sexuality.