I want to be your friend, but you have many friends and only one mother and one father. I'm sure you will love us no matter how many times we say no.
As a mother, unfortunately I can't be everywhere always and my arms only reach so far.
It's up to Us to Turn the Tide of Entitled Kids
Kids become entitled when they've been given everything with little asked in return. Teach them that you dont get ahead by being served, but by serving.
How I Bumbled Through the First Months of Fatherhood
My first emotions were fear, joy, terror, wonder, shock, excitement and panic when first I learned I was going to be a father.
4 Lessons My Incorrigible Dog Taught Me About Parenting
What I learned from Diego, a willful Rhodesian ridgeback mix, laid the foundation for my next 12 years of parenting.
5 (Possibly Useless) Tips for Moms Returning to (Paid) Work
The kids have to do the laundry now. Be prepared for this to be a complete disaster because you forgot to teach the kids how to do the laundry.
Sometimes Attachment Parenting Fails, and That's Okay
Since becoming a mother two years ago, I have been haunted by the notion of attachment parenting.
5 Things To Do If Your Child Is Struggling
Whether your childs struggle is temporary or longer lasting, the truth is that struggle is a part of life. It's how we all grow and mature.
4 Ways Millennial Parents are Raising a Generation of Great Leaders
Many of the qualities millennial parents are imparting to their children are contributing to the creation of a generation of great leaders.
What Empathetic Parents Know About Tears
Sometimes the best way to be there for our children is to give them the freedom to cry.
3-year study: the relationship between spouses suffers once they have kids
For around 30 years, researchers have studied how having children affects a marriage, and the results are conclusive: the relationship between spouses suffers once kids come along. Comparing couple...
Friend or Parent When Talking to Kids About Addiction?
When talking to kids about substance abuse, many parents wonder if they should play the role of friend or parent. This video unravels this fine line.
11 Is the Old Age of Childhood
What about a goofy, smelly, obnoxious eleven year old is magical or enchanting? My answer? Everything.
A Former Homeschooling Mom Tells All
Hi, my name is Lisa and Im a former homeschooler, I say to my imaginary 12-step support group of parents who survived homeschooling their own kids.
Parenting With OCD: I Want To Vacuum Alone
I have vowed not to let my OCD have the impact on my kids lives the way it did on my own childhood.
5 Serious Benefits of Being Silly With Your Kids
Parents should embrace silliness, and be a part of it. Silliness can have positive ramifications for kids in several crucial areas.
5 Reasons Why I'm Done Chaperoning School Field Trips
Get a group of 45+ kids inside a tin box (i.e. a school bus) and the most deafening live concert you've ever attended will seem like a meditation class.
You'll Probably Relate to These 10 Parenting #ProTips
Every time we brought one of our five babies home, no matter how they came to us (two we grew, three we adopted) people wanted to give us advice.
10 Signs You Are Breastfeeding In Public
Breastfeeding is an everyday activity and the single sign it is happening is that there is one less baby crying due to hunger.
How I Found Strength to Make It Through a Weaning Nightmare
What followed from our first weaning attempt is a nightmare, a toddler who wants to suck incessantly, using me for comfort not sustenance.
Raising Kids With a Movement-Based Lifestyle: An Interview with Katy Bowman
The simple truth is that we and our kids spend too much time sitting. But its never too late to start a movement-based lifestyle.
Happy Mother's Day - With Teenagers?
On behalf of your teenagers, let me say, "Happy Mothers Day, Mom. You are doing an amazing job." Pour yourself another cup of coffee and go wake them up. Youve got Mothers Day to celebrate!
Wait, What - PLU (People Like Us) Syndrome?
What are we teaching our kids when we so make friendship decisions for them, based on class, socioeconomic status, race, political party, or religion?
Not everyone is qualified to be President. But anyone can give her opinion as to who that person should be. My 8-year-old daughter, for example.