Harassment vs. Helicoptering
A reader asks if she should stop in when her middle schooler is being harassed, or if it’s too much. I have soap box for this one.
A reader asks if she should stop in when her middle schooler is being harassed, or if it’s too much. I have soap box for this one.
How to make grilled cheese, a meal kids should know how to make before leaving home. Here’s our recipe and special tips for kids.
We’ve all missed an illness or worse-than-we-realized injury in our little kids, but does it stop happening when they get older? Not exactly. At least we’re not alone.
Minecraft is all the rage at my house so when my daughter suggested we make Minecraft Christmas Ornaments I knew I had to share her idea. Whether you’re making them as gifts, as an activity at a Minecraft-themed party, or just as ornaments for your own tree, they are sure to please every gamer big or small!
Here is the easiest trick ever to have the cutest marshmallows in your hot chocolate! Turn those marshmallows into snowmen!
St. Lucia Day (or St. Lucy’s Day) is a popular holiday celebrated in Scandinavia and Sweden and many other parts of the world on December 13th. We introduce this international holiday and an associated craft.
Kids on leashes. Probably one of the top parenting choices all but guaranteed to earn you some judge-y side-eye or comments from strangers, even more so than say, breast- or bottle-feeding in public.
As I try to prepare both my kid for college and myself for her launch out of the nest next year, I’m realizing my worrying strategy may be skewed.
The first post in a series on recipes should know before they leave home. First recipe up – omelets!
Use our free printable ombre dreidel for decoration for play. Happy Hanukkah!
So classic, it’s not even a trick to figure out why we keep giving kids these things every single year. But we do. And we love that we do.
A reader asks how we deal with teens and the specter of poor teen decisions about drugs and alcohol and parties.
A school boy with ADHD is having an extra hard time falling asleep recently and its causing lots of stress on the family. This is not an uncommon problem amongst special need school-aged kids. Amalah has some advice.
While trying to balance helping my autistic son’s potential and limitations, I don’t always get it right. The good news is, he does, in spite of me.
It’s that time of year again when you realize you didn’t buy an Advent Calendar in time and they are all sold out. Have no fear we have a printable game that will probably be more fun anyway. All you need to do is click and…
A step-dad turns to us looking for help on a tricky situation with his partner’s mother and how she is influencing her grandchild, and not in a good way.
Celebrate the end of autumn with a cute school lunch box filled with fall treats for the kids. Pumpkins, foliage, apples, and slices of “pumpkin pie” all come together in a delicious harvest.
A newly pregnant woman feels as if she is being forced to make some very big emotional and logistical decisions given her recent pregnancy news and her father’s terminal cancer diagnosis. But does she have other choices?
Our family won’t be together this week, but that’s okay — it’s helping me focus on what’s really important, and how thankful I truly am.
Oh, the irony of parenting: It’s undeniably hard work, and yet most of us are doing entirely too much of the work. And while we might be able to swoop through a room and put toys away in 10 minutes doing that job for them is actually lazy parenting on our part. It’s their responsibility. Kids NEED chores. Here’s your starter’s guide.