The 6 Stages of Getting Your Kids to Like Led Zeppelin
It's not going to be easy to get them to appreciate Led Zeppelin, but I'm damn sure going to try.
Odd Jobs: My Life as a Tattoo Artist and Single Dad
Co-owning a tattoo shop and single-parenting a teenage daughter makes for an interesting take on fatherhood.
How to Change Your Toddler's 9 Most Annoying Behaviors
When redirection and telling your toddler "no" just isn't working, there are still ways to change the behaviors that irritate most.
9 Thoughtful Ways to Raise an Entrepreneur
April Cornell, founder of the clothing and textiles company of the same name, on how to encourage your future worker to blaze her own trail as an entrepreneur.
Why Your Kids Need You in the Age of Sexting, Porn, and Cyberbullying
Compassionate parents are a counterweight to the pressures of adolescence - including those around sex, porn, and social media.
Stop Giving Your Kids Free Money
It’s time to teach your children about this important money principle: “No work, no money!”
There's very little about having a baby that is predictable, even, and under our control. For a perfectionist, that's a difficult reality.
Dining Out With a Toddler is Like Wrestling With an Octopus
Before my first son was born, people told me to go out to restaurants when he was a baby. “They just sleep all the time when they're little,” friends would say. “It’s a good time to go out to eat.”...
How to Enjoy Hiking With Your Toddler
A trip to the playground is fun, but if your toddler is in need of a little more adventure, hiking can be a rewarding experience for both of you.
7 Ways to Build Stronger Connections with Your Kids (Even When You’re Busy)
There's a lot that has to fit into a day. Work, school, activities, chores, and a million other things. But there are simple ways to connect despite it all.
5 Ways Divorced Parents Can Help Their Tween Feel More Secure
If navigating divorce feels confusing to you, imagine how it feels for kids. Keeping these things in mind can make this new arrangement easiest for everyone.
6 Surprising Benefits of Raising Tween Daughters
Sure it's a tornado of hormones, push-back, and attitude, but having a houseful of tween girls is not without its perks.
How I Survived My Empty Nest and Learned to Let Go
Eventually the time comes that our kids are no longer kids, but adults on the other side of the world. Regardless, letting them go hardly gets easier.
4 Reasons It's Good to Argue With Your Partner About Parenting
You don’t really know what kind of parent your partner will be until you have a kid. But even if you disagree, there's a lesson to be learned.
The Dangers of Selfie Culture and How You Can Help Your Kids
In the age of social media, some kids hinge their self esteem on peer's response to selfies. How can we help them explore this sense of self constructively?
5 Ways Parents Ensure Their Child’s Tantrum Is a Raging Success
Sometimes the tactics we deploy to stop a tantrum do nothing except fuel the fire.
5 Things I Don’t Get About Baby Boy Clothes
I'm not overly picky, but when it comes to outfitting my son, I'm just a little confused about some of these options.
Would My Kids Respect Me More if I Was Less Available?
I’ll never have the pull of a mother, I now realize, regardless of what I do. But what if I wasn't so incredibly present? How would they receive me then?
My Daughter Spent 6 Weeks in the NICU, and I Wouldn't Change a Thing
While the time our daughter spent tethered to an incubator was the most difficult time of our family's life, on her third birthday I'm looking back with gratitude.
12 Business World Phrases Repurposed for Life with Kids
Now that I stay home full time with my kids, I sometimes miss the business jargon I used at work. So I've found ways to keep it part of my vernacular.
When Number Three Becomes the Only One, for Now
The third kid- often overlooked, usually just along for the ride. But time spent just the two of you, with no older siblings in sight can be magic.
What My Son May Never Know About Me
There's a version of me my boy will never know. But this one, with graying hair and understanding is the one that comes from being his mother.
If It's Genuine, You Can Never Praise Too Much
No one wants to raise a kid who thinks the world revolves around them, but genuinely dishing out praise in those formative years is not the worst thing.
17 Sure-Fire Ways to Wake Your Sleeping Baby
Babies. They're onto us and our pesky needs to do anything other than hang out with them. Want to wake one up? Do these things while they sleep.