What Really Happened When Our Family Cut the Cord
I have a secret and I know I’m not alone. I love TV. So does my husband and my four sons. Despite this, we recently decided to cut the cord.
The Point of No Return: Reconciling The Strands of Life
I sat in the surgical waiting room, having earlier tied a backless gown, size small, on my young son and kissed him repeatedly.
5 Han Solo Quotes That Show What Being a Parent Really Means
We see a different side of Han Solo in The Force Awakens. (If you're the only person in the world who hasn't yet seen TFA, turn back! Spoilers within.)
For problem behavior, spanking and even time-out are a waste of time. Try this instead.
For problem behavior, spanking and even time-out are a waste of time. Try this instead. via @olgakhazan in the @theatlantic
Turns out, we all instinctively make the nope face, regardless of language.
Top 5 Health Risks at Nail Salons Explained by Physicians at Texas A&M
If you’re concerned about health risks at nail salons, the American Academy of Dermatology recommends asking yourself the following questions,
Late sleeper? Science has your back.
You're not alone if you're a late riser. 40 percent of the population doesn't naturally fit in the 11PM - 7AM sleep schedule.
That Time I Felt Like My Husband's Nanny
It’s an odd thing, as a wife and mother, to feel like your husband’s employee.
Having Kids Using a Sperm Donor
It’s not a lesbian thing. It’s a biology thing. Some straight parents can't create families through sex either. But parents are parents are parents.
4 Pieces of Advice That Deserve to be Ignored
There's a lot of conventional wisdom out there that gets touted as gospel. But if we want to live a fuller life, we need to examine the old way of thinking.
Are Wraps Really Healthier Than Sandwiches?
You know that thing you do at the deli where you decide you're gonna get a *healthy* lunch and, in an earnest attempt to do the right thing, ask your sandwich artist to put it on a wrap instead of ...
When you're so hungry, you're angry? That's hanger. And it's real.
A New Variety of Parenting Conundrum
I can’t prepare my sons for every situation that will come up in life. That scares me at times. But I can help them learn to listen to their conscience.
Americans Mostly Eat 'Ultra-Processed' Food
These “formulations” include (among so many other things) breakfast cereals, instant soup, soft drinks, and frozen meals. Using data from more than 9,000 people who participated in a nationally rep...
Questions to Ask Your Kids: Does Your Teacher Remind You of Anyone Else You Know? How?
From 30 Questions to Ask Your Kid Instead of How Was Your Day
Want a Better Workout? Eat More Chocolate
via NYTimes Well... "Adding a little dark chocolate to a training diet may effortlessly improve endurance performance, according to a new study of sports nutrition. The findings provide ammunition...
A Reconsideration of Children and Screen Time
Important read about screen time and kids from the New York Times: "Whatever we may learn about what young children can or cannot learn from the screens in their lives, what we know is that they n...
Parent Co. Daily News For Parents 3/24/16
What we're reading around the web.
Postpartum Depression? There's an App for That.
A groundbreaking study of postpartum depression invites 100,000 women on 3 continents to participate via smartphone app.
Things I Feel Pressure to be Good at Now That I'm a Mom
We've all heard about those over-achieving parents who pull all-nighters for bake sales and lead Girl Scouts or whatever. Even as a new mom with a baby I have somehow felt pressure to compete with ...
Why You Should Stop Making School Lunch for Your Kids
I dreaded it every morning. After breakfast I’d ask - “What do you want for lunch?”
Preparing Kids for Online Conflict
Rather than encouraging kids to live in an echo chamber of like-minded online friends, or to shrink from online disagreement, we need to teach them how to disagree respectfully. via Teachers Agains...
100 Funniest Jokes in the History of Twitter
OMG. *CRY LAUGHING FOREVER* (There's 99 more where this came from.) most cutting thing you can say is "who's this clown?" because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better...
This teaser for the new Batman LEGO movie is great. (And the actual movie is almost certainly going to be better than Batman v Superman.)