5 Budget-Friendly Tips for Hitting the Open Road this Summer
On a family road trip, the good outweighs the bad, and even the bad always makes for a funny memory. Here are five tips for making the most of it.
To Every Exhausted Mom out There, This Is All You Have to Do
Instead of doing all of these things in an attempt to satiate ourselves, we just have one thing to do, that’s to show up.
While we might be tempted to schedule and program our children constantly, a balance of time for free play can be extremely valuable.
Why Awe Should Be on Your Summer Vacation Checklist
The most powerful way that our children can be transformed by a trip is if they feel a sense of awe during this time. Here's how to bring awe along.
Small Connections Are Big Brain Builders
During the critical first years of life babies need love in the form of consistent care, shared exchanges, and cognitive stimulation.
How Summer Travel Helps Promote Outdoor Play
The benefits of outdoor play are endless. But sometimes being stuck in our routine makes it less of a priority. Traveling can bump it back to the top.
Ask These 5 Questions To Determine Kindergarten Readiness
As their parent, you know best.
Saying “Yes” to Screen Time With Purpose
Three simple ways we’re using the screen to focus on traditionally paper-based goals of reading, communicating, and drawing.
3 Ways to Deal With Your New Mom Identity Crisis
The truth is, you can be a mother who loves motherhood, but doesn't assume it as the whole of her identity. And that's ok.
10 Reasons You Should Take a Summer Road Trip with Your Kids
2,100 miles in an automobile with two kids might sound like a nightmare. But with a hearty sense of adventure (and humor) it could be the best trip ever.
An Open Letter to Preeclampsia
Sure, I would've preferred a nice hotel and massage, but three weeks on an intermittently-inflating bed and five AM blood draws were a close approximation.
6 Health Benefits of Nature for Very Young Babies
Six science-backed reasons why a little time in nature goes a long way for babies' development.
How to Have Constructive Conversations With Kids About Mental Health
Not only do we avoid discussing mental health with our kids, but many are ashamed to share these struggles with other adults.
How My Sons Help Me Embrace the Great Outdoors
As a self-proclaimed "indoors mom," having three boys who love exploring the great big world has caused a serious shift in interests.
More Pediatricians Are Writing Prescriptions for Nature
Parents have found the outdoors to be a panacea for everything. But recently, even physicians are beginning to prescribe doses of nature to their patients.
Planting Earth and Growing Community with School Gardens
"Mom, when we were out there planting, people honked and waved all the time," my son reported. "I think they really like our gardens."
4 Things That Matter on Family Vacation, and 4 Things That Totally Don’t
When it comes to vacation, pick the things to care about and let the rest go before we lose it, National Lampoon-style.
3 Tips for Traveling With Kids and Family
I’m glad I dared to travel with my baby. Here are the top three lessons I learned that I plan to employ for future adventures.
It's easy to forget what it's like to be a kid. Especially when there is work to be done, bills to be paid, and meetings to reach on time.
Learning to Be a Peaceful Parent
My commitment is to be the adult. It is my job to do the work on my self-regulation so that he'll be able to reach his potential in life.
Some expert advice for when you know you won’t be getting the hours of shut-eye your body and brain are craving.
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.
Five Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Weaning
Weaning isn’t merely the cessation of breastfeeding, it’s a major shift in a complicated parent-child relationship.
How to Not Lose Your Mind When You Lose an Hour
It is only a sixty minute time difference to one’s schedule, but has the power to derail a household.