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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.

How My Work Husband Saved My Sanity

Getting out of the house and back to work, the friends you find may not be the ones you expect.

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?

4 Ways to Restore Date Night and Rekindle the Romance

Between kids, schedules, and stretched finances, date night can feel like an impossible dream. These 4 ideas can make staying home just as fun.

3 Simple Ways to Help Foster Independence in Your Grade-Schooler

Our son, now seven years old, is at the age where he is “not a little boy!” There could be no greater insult. So whenever I have an opportunity to let him try on his inner teenager, I jump at the c...

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.

Intrusive Things My Family Said and Did When I Was Pregnant

Being pregnant is exhausting. Sure, it's tiring to make a person. But mostly because of all the insensitive and irritating comments from family members.

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.

Strong Relationships With Parents Positively Impact Physical Health in Children

Growing up in a well-off home can benefit a child's physical health even decades later -- but a lack of parent-child warmth, or the presence of abuse, may eliminate the health advantage of a privil...

How to Stop Listening to Your "Bad Mom" Inner Critic

And as with most things, we truly are our own worst critics. Silencing that can help make it clear you really are a great mom.

5 Questions Moms of Girls Should Know How to Answer

The questions our daughters ask only get more difficult as they grow up. Be prepared for how to answer some of the stickier ones.

I Was Going to Give My Baby Boy Up for Adoption, But I Couldn't Let Him Go

Yes, I acknowledge I got pregnant from a one-night stand. I feel guilty because my son doesn't know his father and it's possible that they will never meet. The night he cried about that fact broke ...

Expert Advice on How to Talk to Your Kids About School Shootings

There is no easy way to have these discussions that threaten to crack us nearly in half. These tips from a traumatic stress specialist can help.

Why I Gave My Son a Box of Tissues for His First Birthday

No kid remembers their first birthday party. So why throw an elaborate event that only parents really want?

10 Things Every Parent Needs to Know About Teen Suicide

These eye-opening insights from child psychologists and teen suicide experts can help prevent every parent's worst nightmare.

5 Simple Ways Kids Can Strengthen Their Mind-Body Connection

The soul is eternal and maintains your child’s confidence and resiliency for the long run. Here are five ways to foster that connection.

So What if My Daughter Loves to Play Princess?

There's no need to order a princess moratorium at your house. After all, there are plenty of fantastic lessons to be learned from royalty.

AI Now Making Their Own Music...Kind Of

Researchers at Sony's Computer Science Laboratory in Paris have shared a pair of tracks created with the assistance of software called Flow Machines. Researchers can tailor the process to produce ...