What's the best option when you're solo with two kids under 2 in the "witching hour," and you and your partner disagree about turning on a little Sesame Street ?
Parent Q and A: Two kids, one parent, and a screen
Parent Q and A: Curly hair, don’t care
When your beautiful biracial child starts making self-deprecating comments about her curly hair, what's a concerned parent to do?
Family is [not] magic
I thought we were doing a pretty good job of having one of those silent passive-aggressive fights. One that was way better and less impactful on our young daughter than an all-out, down to the mat scream-fest. I was terribly, terribly wrong.
Thanks, but no thanks: Dealing with unsolicited parenting advice graciously and non-defensively
Ah, the season of awkward family encounters. That annual occasion when well-meaning parents, grandparents, in-laws, uncles, and third cousins twice removed all get together to make stilted conversation and offer unsolicited advice on how to raise your little ones. The following three-step approach will help you respond productively to intrusive and unwanted advice on parenting - happy everything to those who celebrate!
The Body Beautiful: How my preschooler taught me to love myself
"I don't like my body!" My then-2-year-old screamed.
I'm pretty fearless with her, mind you, and it takes a lot for anything she says or does to faze me. But this one stopped my mind for a moment, and in that moment, I raced into the past and ahead to the future.
DIY Deluxe Car Sickness Kit
If you're anything like me, you've woefully underprepared, again and again, when your child has gotten sick in their carseat. After a holiday cookie-tossing bonanza, we decided to adult a little harder around here and create a go-bag with all of our carseat cleaning needs handy. We pass on the wisdom conferred by our inexperience to you.
“Who’s a pretty bird?” How Cookie the penguin helps me be a better parent
As we say in Yiddish, "People make plans and God laughs."
I'd like to append that idiom to read, "People caring for small children make plans and God grabs a jumbo tub of popcorn."
When you’re brave enough to take a toddler out to eat: 7 steps to preserve your family’s sanity
Small children suck at dining in restaurants. But if the restaurant deities are whispering to you and you simply must heed their call, here's some advice to help you navigate the experience with your spirit and dignity (mostly) intact.
The digital village: Saving our children (and ourselves) from the perils of screen time
Humans have largely lost their villages, replacing them with screens and the stories they tell. To update the old saying, it takes a village to raise both children and parents alike. Who - or what - is in your village?
