Teach Your Daughter About Pleasure (Without Wanting to Crawl Out of Your Skin)
As mothers, we can signal to the next generation of women that they deserve not just to experience pleasure but to invent it for themselves.
Milestones Don't Care About Common Sense, But We Should
Milestones can become symbolic of, and outlets for, the shortcomings we imagine we have as grownups and as parents.
I Know My Strengths, and "Fun Mom" Isn't One of Them
I can be relied on to keep things running smoothly, or to comfort them and pick them up when they fall. But I'm not what you would call a “fun mom.”
Delayed Gratification is an Ancient Skill to Teach Your Kids
We're so used to the instant access culture of the internet, smart phones and fast food, that waiting has become really difficult.
Giving Girls More Hands-On Opportunities To Learn About STEM Can Help Close The Gender Gap
Although technology is entrenched in our kid’s daily lives, girls continue to lag behind boys in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math.
Letting Kids Relish the Magic of Childhood
It's only going to last so long.
Tips to Help You Make it Out the Door On Time (and Still Look Presentable)
My morning routine is a work-in-progress, but having a framework has saved me from complete a.m. insanity.
Alexa’s Latest Avatar Steps In To ‘Rescue’ Spouses
Women can now take the “How do I look?” query to one of our tried-and-tested sources of joy: Amazon.
Jimmy Kimmel Pulled at My Own Congenitally Defected Heartstrings
I can take the multiple open heart surgeries, the complications, the insurance battles, the fears, and the changed life. But you do not mess with my kids.
5 Great Table-Top Games to Play With Your Kids
If the world was about to be impacted by an asteroid the size of Manhattan and the only way to divert it was to play a game of Monopoly with five eight-year-olds, I’d have to seriously consider let...
6 Reasons Self-Driving Cars Are Perfect for Parents
Self-driving cars: pure joy at the thought of reading the paper during rush hour, sheer terror at riding shotgun to a machine.
Why Product Warning Labels Assume Everyone's a Total Idiot
We are warned that bags of peanuts contain peanuts, the contents of a coffee cup may be hot, and Lego sets contain small parts. Who is that looking out for?
Leaving plenty of time for your date with Netflix.
You Probably Shouldn't Freak Out: An Honest Guide to Developmental Milestones
Milestones are based on ages at which an average child accomplishes tasks. That means half of all kids develop the skills later, so try to keep calm.
Genetic Testing – How Much Information is Too Much Information?
A new phenomenon called “recreational genetic testing” has arrived. As parents, we will have some arduous ethical decisions to ponder.
Horseback Riding Can Improve Children's Cognitive Ability
I knew horseback riding had health and therapeutic benefits, too, but I never suspected that it could expand her learning ability well beyond the sport.
My Plans For Having Kids (Before I Actually Had Them)
I remember back before I had kids, when I first found out my wife was pregnant, I had plans for what type of parent I was going to be.
Fighting and Losing the Battle of the Junk
What if, instead of constant decluttering, and then re-cluttering with new things, we brought in less in the first place?
Finding Love in A Wave of Frustration
I love them through their sads and angrys. I struggle to show love through mine.
I'll Never Be That Kind of Parent
Once you actually have your own kid, the ideas about parenting you harbored in your mind become a startling reality that messes up all your best-laid plans.
All the Things I've Done When Tired That I'm Not Ashamed to Tell You
You will be too tired, and too neglected and you will feel like your life has run away without you. This is normal and okay.
Kid Made Recipe: Cheesecake Bites
Smooth and creamy no-bake cheesecake gets a salty/sweet kick from an unexpected pretzel crust! Top them any way you like - we went with assorted berries.
No, You're Not Raising a Serial Killer
When our kids act out, we take it as an opportunity to mold them into the good people they will become.
Nurture Until They Shine on Their Own
It’s their life, not mine. I guess I can’t hold too tightly to something that’s not mine to begin with.