Big Kid
Not Found in the Baby Book: Teen’s First Fender-Bender
I remember my first car accident as a teen like it was yesterday. Who knew it would be a useful memory to help me handle my own kid’s first time?
Food & Home
A Not-Too-Cutesy St. Patrick’s Day Lunch for Bigger Kids
A “green” and healthy lunch idea to celebrate St. Patricks’s Day for older kids who are not into the cutesy of the holiday.
Big Kid
Should You Allow Your Tween or Teen to Use Snapchat?
Should you let your kids get Snapchat? This popular app is creative, real and fun but also comes with some big drawbacks.
Big Kid
Lonely Teen After a Move: Time to Intervene?
A mom wants to know how to help her young teen make connections in their new community without overstepping. Can it be done? Maybe.
Relationships
Grandparenting From Around The Globe
Parents need advice and ideas on how to make their very young child feel more connected to one set of grandparents who live on the other side of the world. Weekly video conferences are just cutting it.
Big Kid
Bathroom Remodel: Neurotic Parent of Teens Edition
A remodeling project is always fraught, but throw soon-to-fly-the-coop teens into the mix, and I’m even more neurotic than usual. Surprise.
Holidays
Favorite Women in History Coloring Sheet for International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day, kids can draw (and color) a picture of their favorite women and write something special about them. Just download and print out our free activity and coloring sheet.
Your Life
Travel & Parental Separation Anxiety
A mom will be separated from her toddler while on a business trip for the first time. She can’t seem to put out her concerns and fears, about being away from her child, out of her head. What can she do about this parental separation anxiety?
Big Kid
Screen Time Dollars for Your Kids’ Incentive-Based Reward System
Happy to share our “Screen Time Dollars” printable and system since they’ve been working great in Brenda’s house for her newly implemented incentive-based rewards system.
Young Child
Your Lying Young Child
How to help your child recognize that her tall tales are more about her imagination and creativity, rather than deliberate deceit and manipulation.
Big Kid
Teens, Politics, Kindness: Being Compassionate, Even When It’s Hard
There’s nothing quite like a contentious election cycle to make you realize your kids are hearing and watching everything.
Food & Home
Cooking For (& With) Kids: Citrus Sweet Potatoes, Two Ways
By popular demand, Amalah shares with us the homemade foods that are most popular with her kids and easiest to make from scratch. First up, transforming sweet potatoes into tots and a delicious side serving of mash.
Parenting
How to Best Crack the Career/Parenting Balance Code
Should you work full time? Part time? Stay home with baby? One parent wants to know how you make the right choice for you and your kid(s).
Young Child
Picky Eating Peer Pressure
An young adventurous eater is starting to follow his picky eater older brother’s lead and their mom is concerned. What can she do to nip this issue in the bud?
Food & Home
Yummy Greek Yogurt Blueberry Lemon Muffins!
Brenda modifies her great grandmother’s famous recipe for lemon bread so that it has some extra protein and great taste in it… she adds greek yogurt and blueberries. And turns them into muffins, making them perfect for on the go.
Big Kid
Hanging on for Dear Life in the River of Busy
In a two-career, two-teenager household, is it possible to step back from an atmosphere of constant “busy?” Maybe not, but I’m trying.
Food & Home
Why I Choose Organic Milk for My Family
A lifelong milk-lover shares why she chooses organic milk for her family and how she incorporates milk into her sons’ diets.
Education
Meeting the Special Needs of Your Gifted Child
A regular reader returns needing advice on how to help with her “easygoing” and “gifted” child who has suddenly been exhibiting disruptive and negative-attention seeking behaviors.
Resources
Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda on The Electric Company
We’ve uncovered a gem! Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda created a number of short educational rap videos for PBS’ The Electric Company several years ago and they are brilliant!
Postpartum
Postpartum Hair Regrowth of Weirdness
A postpartum mom is dealing with a common problem: baby fine hair regrowth. She’s seeking advice on how to manage this change in hair growth.