Playlist of Songs for Waking up on Spotify
Here's a Spotify playlist of great wake-up songs. Play them in your kid's room when they have a hard time getting out of bed.
When Everything Else Failed, It Was Ferber Time
There’s no one science that can help us muddle through the pain of sleepless nights with small kids. All parents must learn what works for their families.
Issue #3: The Parent's Guide to Sleep
This issue is dedicated to helping parents get better sleep. But it's also dedicated to the creative aspect of sleep.
Sleep? More Like "Choose Your Own Adventure"
Among the myriad of foolish “wisdom” well-intentioned know-it-alls like to offer pregnant women, “sleep while you can” may be the most useless. For one thing, I FEEL LIKE A MANATEE THAT WAS ASSAU...
Rest In Peace: Saying Goodbye to an Old Semi-beloved Pet
The last holdout of a menagerie of pets has been peeing on our things for years. With fading health and fading patience it may be time to say goodbye.
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40 Favorite Gifts for Kids for the 2015 Holiday Season
Some of our favorite gifts for kids for the 2015 holiday season.
Give Great Gifts From Friends of Parent Co.
If you're looking for really special gifts this year, shop the extraordinary wares of these friends of Parent.co.
18 Gifts That Don't Require Shelf Space
If your house is like mine you navigate a Lego minefield and dine amongst art supplies. You sniff stuffed animals for cat pee, refold unworn sweaters and search fruitlessly for the dice of a thousa...
A Guide to Giving Books to The People on Your List
A good book is something that you want to share with the ones you love! So why not get books for your friends and family this year?
10 Destinations That Prove Travel is the Best Gift of All
With travel, adventure, conflict and learning coalesce into shared memories to last a lifetime, making it the gift that keeps on giving.
Issue #2: Holiday Gift Guide (2015)
Suggestions for gifts to give and get, humor about the season, and ideas to share holiday magic with your kids.
35 Gift Picks for Grownups and the Family
Our favorite gifts for grownups for the 2015 holiday season.
Towing My Father and Garuda Across the Sea
I brace myself for the crash. The sound is like an oak tree falling over into a lake, and Garuda's fiberglass hull curls forward and opens up.
What Stand Up Comedy Taught Me About Dysfunction
The only thing that dictates who you are is how you tell your story. And sometimes the best way to tell it is with comedy.
What it took to slow down the least patient women I know - my mother.
3 Times My Mother’s Crazy Fierce Love Saved Us: An Incomplete List
"I was embarrassed by what I saw in their expressions: that I was only a dumb little kid riding a dumb little toy. But then, I thought of my mama."
My Grandfather’s Name Was Al Capone
Sheer coincidence, but he was known to pack quite the punch. Needless to say, I didn’t have the best examples of where my Italian roots sprouted.
Being a Single Mother is Hard, but Also the Best
Our first winter alone was the toughest. But I had more love in my life alone with my daughter than I’d ever had before.
Weird works. This thought spontaneously entered my mind as I walked up to my front door the other day. The blinds were open and I could see the vital organs of the little life our family has grown ...
Is It Possible to Follow Both Authoritarian and Permissive Parenting Styles?
Absolutely. Here is an example of how a parent vacillates between the two in one simple scenario.
17 Secrets to A Long and Happy Life According to Older Generations
There's much to learn from the laughing ladies sipping tea.
Teaching Kids to Give Thanks Is One of the Best Things You Can Do for Them
Research shows that expressing thanks has incredible outcomes for health, happiness, and productivity. Fortunately, there are many simple ways that you can instill gratitude in your kids.
10 Sci Fi Classics To Watch With Your Kids While You Wait For The Force Awakens
Forbidden Planet (1956) Admittedly, it’s an older film, but Forbidden Planet is one of those older films that holds up nicely, even half a century later. It’s heroic, not too scary, and it’s a gre...