18 Simple Ways to Infuse Each Day With Learning
Teaching your child to love learning offers them a lifetime of discovery, far outside the classroom.
Read These Favorite New Books After Your Kids Go to Sleep
If you’re looking for something to read, here are some favorite new books to put on your radar:
I'd read about how SEAL recruits had to endure the most physically challenging conditions imaginable – including sleep deprivation. Maybe they could help.
How I Missed My Kindergartner's Color Deficiency
Roman’s perspective of the world was colored, literally, different, yet his outlook was unfazed.
Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby's Plagiocephaly Helmet
Here's a list of things to expect if you, too, find yourself in the position of being prescribed a plagiocephaly helmet for your bundle of joy.
Why Your Response to Your Baby's Cries Are Hardwired
A new study found that infant cries activate certain brain regions connected with movement and speech in mothers.
My Kids Said “Mom” 159 Times in 6 Hours and I Nearly Lost It...Until I Made a List
At the end of the day, let’s face it – kids and their questions are frustrating, maddening, and hilarious.
What it Means to Build a "Home"
I don't have a home anymore. I have places where my heart belongs, and people I love in those places.
It's so many of us who have moved our own hardier selves right down to the bottom of the list of things that need to be cared for.
I Don’t Regret My Birth Plan: Notes From the Forever C-Section Mom
We all have the ideal plans for how we're going to raise our kids and how they will turn out. Then life happens.
If you’re the kind of person who needs intellectual stimulation in order to feel satisfied, don’t buy into the myth of “supermom.”
How to Test Your Kids’ Vision Before They Can Read
You might be wondering how your three-year-old could possibly sit still for an eye exam, let alone read one. Here's how.
This is a submission in our monthly contest. November's theme is Gratitude. One night, after the results of my son’s routine blood work showed scary-high levels of phosphorous, an effect of his kid...
Your Kid Wants a Tattoo or Piercing? Don’t Freak Out, Talk.
Tattoos and piercings are not new by any means, but studies show that more kids are getting them even at younger ages than in the past.
5 Things You Can Start Doing Today to Calm Your Kid’s Anxiety
You can teach your anxious child to better manage his or her feelings. Here are a few strategies.
Tragedy and Joy: Life as a Small Child
The pain she felt over the loss of her balloon was real, as much as I may joke about it.
What Moms of Kids With Invisible Disabilities Want You to Know
Parents of kids with invisible disabilities want the world to know it’s only okay to assume one thing: They and their kids are doing the best they can.
Why I Don't Worry About the Small Stuff Anymore
When your child is born with a heart that’s broken beyond full repair, you learn what you can and cannot control.
We learned the management of diabetes is an art form. Her little fingers became paint brushes of red expressing her glucose levels.
What This Harvard Project Determined About Raising Kind Kids
The Graduate School of Education at Harvard University project, Making Caring Common, came up with five strategies to teach kids how to be kind.
How to Encourage Failure With a Cheap At-Home Science Lab
Your kids don't have to have their own Menlo Park to practice in. You can set up their first scientific failures with just one trip to a big box store.
How Babies Uncovered the Mystery About Our Common Fear of Spiders
A fear of spiders is something we are all born with, according to a new study.
A Straightforward Approach to Teaching My Kids About Sex
I made a conscious decision early on to be open and honest with my kids and to incorporate sexuality and sexual education naturally into their lives.
A Tale of Growing Up and A Drive-Thru Memory to Keep
The thought of placing a drive-through order gives me the jitters. “What? Don’t worry, I will place the order,” he says, his tenor that of an adult.