5 Louis C.K. Quotes that Explain Why He's My Parenting Buddha
"Listen. The only time you should look into your neighbor’s bowl is to make sure that they have enough. You don’t look into your neighbor’s bowl to see if you have…as much as them."
This Week’s Essential Reading for Parents
1. Do you need to go to parent school? Is there a ‘right’ way to bring up your child? Linda Geddes asks whether parent school is the answer. 2. Mother May I? “If you actually wanted your child ...
Take an Internet Field Trip: 5 Links to Share with Your Kids
Share awesome, fun links with your kids on an Internet Field Trip curated for Parent Co. by Today Box. Today Box curates fun and educational daily facts, videos, photos, and jokes for curious kids ...
WHISKEY. TANGO. FOXTROT. The highest YouTube earner of 2014 made nearly $5 million just by opening Disney toy packages -- Fusion.
Au Revoir, Piggybank: Tips For Your Child's First Bank Account
Experts say you can start kids banking as early as ages three to five. They can already start to embrace routine and habits at this point. “The whole idea is getting set up with a regular savings h...
I’m not gonna lie, ya’ll. I’ve been feeling down. And one of the toughest things to do when I’m feeling blue is to give love. I can give pouty face and who-gives-a-damn and shuffling feet no probl...
Comedy Writer & Podcaster Elizabeth Laime: Just be more gentle with yourself
Elizabeth Laime is a comedy writer and host of two weekly podcasts; Totally Married and Totally Mommy. (Her original podcast, Totally Laime, has episodes archived online.) She lives with her husba...
Resources for Keeping Your Sanity Over Winter Break
I'm giving up Facebook for a few, here. No, not for Lent. Because it's yet another winter break where my family will not be escaping this icy tundra for the turquoise shores of somewhere that drin...
How to Spark Conversations With Your Kids
I love talking with my kid. She’s six years old and full of theories, opinions, and surprising insights (which are often hilarious). Our conversations are always among the highlights of my day. Un...
10 questions to ask around the table
Turn small talk into smart conversation around the family dinner table with the following 10 questions recommended by StoryCorps founder (and 2015 TED Prize winner) Dave Isay. These ideas were put...
The Ultimate Dad Rock Playlist
Pull on your most comfortable dungarees, grab a cold one, and slip on your Crocs. Dad's favorite mix tape is reborn as an Rdio playlist. SONGS Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor Fly Like An Eagle - S...
Kids' Solo Playtime Unleashes 'Free-Range' Parenting Debate
Communities today may be made up of strangers, but James-Brown says they still have a stake in how kids are raised and a role to play in keeping them safe. She hopes all the media scrutiny gets mor...
Mother May I? - The New Yorker
“If you actually wanted your child to be kidnapped, how long would you have to keep him outside for him to be abducted by a stranger?” A week? She shook her head. “Seven hundred and fifty thousand ...
For Dads, Another Surprising Benefit of Family Time
A new study published this month in the Academy of Management Perspectives finds significant benefits accrue to men, their families, and their work organizations, when fathers increase the amount o...
Cloud-connected Toys that "evolve and grow with your children"
Are you ready for cloud-connected toys that "engage in real and personalized conversations with kids, and evolve with the child as he or she grows"? A company called Elemental Path is developin...
Should Children Get Paid for Chores?
Ron Lieber, the New York Times personal finance columnist and author of the new book “The Opposite of Spoiled,” argues that because parents don’t get paid for family housework, neither should the k...
Parental ethnotheories and how parents in America differ from parents everywhere else.
All child-rearing practices vary hugely among cultures. There’s only a single shared characteristic, Harkness says: “Parents everywhere love their children and want the best for their children.” (E...
This Week's Essential Reading for Parents
1. Let Children Change “But even when we’re the ones wrestling with our own parents’ dated vision, we current parents don’t think often enough about whether we’re already boxing our children in.” ...
4 Fun, Free Ways to Play This Weekend
Play is totally portable and doesn’t have to require any perfectly planned Pinterest activities for kids to have fun and get the great benefits Pure Play provides. Try these four easy, free ways to...
Rachel Carson on Wonder and Parenting
A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-insp...
I once got into an argument with my mother because she smugly parallel parked and asked, "Can you do that yet?" Confused, I responded, "Yes. Why?" "Well, you couldn't used to. Remember when you t...
All Parents Are Cowards-Words From A Professional Skateboarder
No matter how daring you are, the world never feels as dangerous as it does once you have children. This piece by skateboarder Michael Christie is the most beautiful thing I've read about parenting...
A Modern Guide to the Love Letter
Remember, it’s “scent,” not “odor.” Your beloved doesn’t “smell” good; her “fragrance” is enchanting. And, even if you have a knack for them, no pornographic drawings. via A Modern Guide to the Lo...
'Don't Think of Ugly People': How Parenting Advice Has Changed
The curious history told in 19th and early 20th century mothering advice books is a mix of unreasonable demands and unfounded claims. We run into many snags when we undertake to discipline the ner...