No Frigging Way, Crap Is a Bad Word?
Are these words with euphemistic origins actually less offensive? Is the impact any different? And where do we draw the line?
All the Friends I Hadn't Met Yet
When my daughter was asleep, I googled words like ‘moving’, ‘friends’, and ‘loneliness’, and I discovered that my situation was hardly unique.
Dear Daughter: We’re Sorry. And You’re Welcome.
Two things we, a 48-year-old father and 44-year-old mother, would like to say to our five-year-old daughter, with regard to our being older parents.
7 Reasons Parents Should Care About Kids and Online Privacy
If you don't want to have the bejesus scared out of you, don't talk to an expert on kids' online privacy.
A Clean House Helps Me the Best Mom I Can Be
I keep a relatively clean house because it settles my Type A brain so that I can be present in the place that matters most to me.
10 Things Every Teen Should Know Before Leaving Home
A strong knowledge of the things that matter most, like who we are and what we stand for, can help make our children impermeable.
My Husband's a Grown Up - He Doesn't Always Need to Come First
Don’t get me wrong. Keeping my marriage healthy is a priority for me. I just don’t believe one person in the family is more important than all the others.
Kid Made Recipe: Strawberry Cornbread Shortcake
We love this twist on strawberry shortcake, replacing the biscuits with sweet and buttery corn muffins!
5 Reasons Your Toddler is Freaking Out, According to Science
Tantrums are a normal part of development and, in a way, they’re actually good for our kids. Here are some of the reasons toddlers blow up.
4 Supportive Things Teens Appreciate From Their Parents
Here are four things our teens really wish we would do, to help them learn how to navigate risk.
What a FitBit Would Track if Moms Designed It
Forget eats and steps and hours slept. Here’s what I’d be charting to give myself the “go team” butt slap I truly deserve.
There's More Than One Reason to Red Shirt
Certain demands are placed upon our school-aged children. Sometimes giving your kid an extra year to mature is the best approach.
The One Question We Can Ask to Shape Girls Body Image
Girls who set goals that focus on how their bodies function instead of how their bodies look may be more likely to appreciate their bodies.
5 Things Strong Families Have in Common
Several studies have found that strong families share similar characteristics.
How a Weird Desert Town Looks Different When the Newlywed Glasses Come Off
Those first trips to Marfa were about the romance, getting away to a place where we had only each other and the ambient strangeness.
How to Make Your Mom Guilt Work For You
It is possible to find a way to use those feelings of guilt and to propel ourselves into something better.
The Best Podcasts to Tune Into With Kids
These are some of the best family-friendly podcasts out there!
Learning to Tame the Helicopter Parent Within Me
If I’m completely honest with myself, I can feel that overprotective helicopter parent hovering inside of me.
How to Avoid Falling Into the Trap of Creating a Perfectionist
Perfectionism is detrimental to raising mentally strong and resilient children. Here’s why.
How Simplicity Can Make You a Better Parent
Simplicity means spending your energy, time, and money on what really matters.So how does that pan out when you have kids?
It's the End of the School Year and I'm out of Sh*ts to Give
"MOMMY!!" The screeching of my six-year-old wakes me from the kind of sleep that I assume, not without a pang of jealousy, is what being dead feels like. The kind of sleep where I haven't moved in ...
7 Books that Prove Honesty is the Best Policy
Parables exist to tell stories that teach life lessons and these seven books preach honesty better than most.
8 Tips for Putting Your Home on the Market When You’ve Got Young Kids
Selling your house, especially when you’ve got a pack of messy, sticky, toy tornado-ing kids can be a hassle.
Reclaiming the Lost Birthdays of My Daughter
My daughter was nine years old when my husband and I adopted her. We had a lot of birthdays to make up for.