Debate Club: A Different Take on the SAHM vs. WOHM "Battle"
Two moms, living both sides of the work/stay home experience offer words of support and encouragement to one another in our latest Debate Club.
World Schooling is a Wild Ride That Just Might Be the Best Thing For Your Kids
For some families, educating their kids is a global adventure.
Why Childhood Friends Truly Are Friends for Life
No matter how much time passes, our oldest friendships shape us into the adults we become and remain a source of steadfast comfort.
How My Terrible Cooking Became Our Best Family Tradition
How one mother made a concerted effort to improve her cooking skills, and ended up making cooperative meal preparation a family tradition.
Don't Assume I'm the Nanny Just Because I'm Young
My family is a little bit different because I’m a younger mother than many are accustomed to seeing but, in all the ways that matter, we’re just like anyone else.
5 Books That Teach Life Lessons to Your Children
Nearly every house has those books that are read a million times, with worn pages and cracked spines. This is the selection at ours.
Technology, Miracles, and One Perfect Baby: A C-Section Story
There's more than one way to bring a baby into the world, as this vivid journey through a c-section can attest.
How to Teach Your Kids the Importance of Integrity When a Presidential Candidate Has None
It's hard enough to make sense of this election as adults. Explaining the downright meanness and discriminatory tones to our kids is impossible.
5 Things That Made Me More Nervous Than Planning a Home Birth
Having your baby at home means there are certain things you'll likely not have to deal with. Thank goodness,
Can Technology Help Us to Both Live in the Moment and Capture It?
With a camera rarely ever out of arm's reach, it's tempting to capture every memorable moment. But is capturing it worth more than simply living it?
6 Game of Thrones Halloween Costumes for Your Unsuspecting Baby
In just a few short years those babies of yours are going to be choosing their own commercialized average costumes. But right now, it's GOT time.
Is It Okay To Create Babies From Three Parents?
Science has greatly advanced the procedures that can create human life. A baby born with three sets of DNA is the latest achievement. But how far is too far?
Mess with my kid or my parenting, and there's a protective rage that bubbles up.
No Matter How Strong Your Grief, Kids Force You to Keep Going
With little ones around, there isn't much time to dwell on sad thoughts. But setting time aside to process them is necessary.
Next Time You Feel Impatient in the Car Line, Remember This Story
Mornings are hard enough as it is. Practice patience. You never know the challenges of those who you wish would move faster.
Can We Please Just Pump in Peace?
A working mother laments the freedom and the humiliation that go along with the modern breast pump.
5 Surprising Truths About the Suburban Stay-at-Home Mom
I mean there are a lot of hours in the day right? If we aren’t going to work what the heck do we do all day?
Assertive Communication May Be the Most Useful Skill You Teach Your Child (and Yourself)
Teaching our kids how to assert themselves by communicating directly and with respect is easy to do if we model it ourselves.
31 Things Your Kids Should Be Doing Instead of Homework
So, what are some of the things kids could be doing in those hours between the end of the school day and bed time? Science and research say these work.
A Military Mother Accepts Her Free-Spirited, Artistic Daughter
Growing up with a military mom, it was good to know she had a sense of what battles needing fighting.
You Are Worthy: Thoughts for a Friend Facing Alcohol Addiction
It's not going to be easy, taking ownership of the vice that's destroying you. But I see you. I'm here, and your hard work is inspiring.
How Thinking Like a 10-Year-Old Helped Me Buy a House
Breaking the cycle of poverty is no easy task. But looking to our kids for inspiration can give the strength and means to do just that.
Flaming Gobs of Goo: What My Son’s Campout Taught Me About Fear and Freedom
My family believes in old-fashioned summers. We limit TV and electronics, but we indulge in junk food, late-night swims, sleeping in, and long, lazy days around the pool. We don’t usually take adva...
Start to Finish: Climbing the 46 High Peaks With My Dad
Over the course of climbing 46 Adirondack mountains together, a daughter learns to find her way on the trail, and in life, with her dad.