You Don’t Need to Clean the Family Room Tonight – Promise!
You might not know this, but if you don’t clean up your family room tonight, guess what? Nothing will happen.
Want More Sex in Your Marriage? Start With Forgiveness.
I think it’s safe to say that sex is an important part of any healthy marriage, and that it’s worth you and your spouse going out of your way to make sure it happens often. Yet even the most sex-po...
5 Ways Acting Like a Dad Will Make You a Rock Star Mom
At some point in our parenting journey, I stopped bitching at my husband to be more like me as a parent and started learning from him instead.
8 Ways to Step Up Storytime and Make Kids Fall in Love With Books
Sharing a book is one of the easiest ways parents can teach reading habits a child will need to be a lifelong lover of the written word.
What You Need to Know About Giving Your Children Allowance
70 percent of kids get some kind of allowance nowadays. If you’re considering giving an allowance to your kids, here are some basic things to consider:
How to Teach Your Child Your Native Language in One Easy Step
With years of trial and error under my belt, I finally figured out how to get kids to start actually liking, adoring, and loving their native language.
10 Ways to Raise Extraordinary Human Beings
Here are 10 things we can do to raise extraordinary human beings, who recognize their own strengths and know how to use them.
How Parents Can Challenge Their Children with Stretch Goals
I love challenging my kids to do better and be better. I do it all the time. I think part of me has developed it into a little mental game, a satisfying mom challenge.
How to Raise an Open-Minded Child
Open-mindedness is hard, especially in this era of intense political polarization. But raising our kids to think that way benefits everyone.
The Future Is Love and It’s in My Kitchen
It's hard to feel powerless when we stop looking at the world out there and look at the world in here: in our kitchens and in our family rooms and our beds.
An Ode to Sisters-in-law, and Love
Why is there no holiday celebrating in-laws? What a unique gift, to gain new parents and siblings halfway through life.
If We Talked to Everyone the Way We Talk to Expectant Mothers
Since when did it become OK to greet good news with predictions of doom?
What Children Overhear Matters Now More Than Ever
Things are happening in the world right now, and we can get so caught up in it that we may not notice how it’s affecting our children.
How to Keep Stir-Crazy Preschoolers Occupied Indoors
When kiddos get restless and emotions run high, you need several go-to activities that are easy to put into place and don’t require too much pre-planning.
Child Anxiety and What to Do About It
Lots of children can “hold it together” at school. How can we help children lower their buzz and not explode?
How Awe Transforms Us – and How to Create More of It for Your Kids
Awe offers so many ways for our children to prosper in this challenging world. Seeking opportunities to experience awe is critical to their well-being.
How to Build a Solid Framework For Raising a Responsible Kid
Parents can take a positive, supportive approach by fostering these three major components of responsibility.
Boosting Baby Vocabulary: Parents are Better than Netflix
There are limits to what "educational" programming can do for your toddler.
How to Strengthen A Child’s Character Through Empathy
Empathy rarely requires rules be changed, expectations be lowered, or concessions be made for a child.
The Power of Being a Pioneer in the Unknown of Your Life
More often than not, starting over is not at all linear. (Life isn't either, for that matter.)
That Time My Birth Plan Went Flying out the Window
Like many moms, I had a birth plan, but that plan went flying out the second story hospital window
How Grandma Shared Important Life Lessons
My grandmother would be 100 this year if she were still alive. I consider myself fortunate that she was an active presence in my life. She got to meet my children and the older ones have fond memor...
Why Teaching Your Toddler to Share Is a Waste of Time
I am concerned about teaching my son to be content with what he has, to wait his turn, and to realize that even in his little toddler world, whining does not get him what he wants.
How to Teach Your Kids About Civic Responsibility
Sometimes we need a shake up to wake up. How can we use this time to teach our children the importance of civic engagement?