10 Snarky E-Cards to Send Your Best Mama Friends
You know the friend: You can swap your kids’ mega-cute milestones, descriptions of potty fouls, and dinner recipes all in the same text exchange. These are Someecards she’ll appreciate. Every time...
View ArticleChildhood Stories That Need to Be Heard
If you haven’t heard of StoryCorps, now that this amazing program is celebrating its 10-year anniversary, it’s time you tuned in. StoryCorps is a huge oral history project that began with a StoryBooth...
View ArticleWhy This Mom Hates Pinterest (But Uses It Anyway)
I have always been the type of person who dog-ears things I like in magazines, tears out pages for future reference, then goes on to misplace or forget about such efforts. When it comes time for a mini...
View ArticleComical — Yet Useful — Parenting Advice From Joan Rivers
Who better to take parenting advice from than a mother? Even better, a mother of a mother? We love to turn to her for fashion advice (or celeb style gossip) but when it comes to advice on parenting and...
View Article5 Reasons I Refuse to Join a Mom and Kid Play Group
I’m in that weird limbo where most of the acquaintances I have from high school and college had their children earlier than I did so they’ve got near-tweens while I’ve got a toddler. And another chunk...
View Article8 Ways to Create ‘Downtime’ for Your Kids
We live in a fast-paced world, but our bodies are just not created to go, go, go all the time. Even the most high-energy child needs some downtime — and of course, most parents would gladly welcome...
View Article6 Ways to Ensure Your Kids Don’t Smell
You might feel it’s cruel to tell your kids they smell, but the kids at school will show no mercy. Get to your kids before their peers do. (They’ll thank you later.) Here are six ways to soften the...
View ArticleHow to Feel Like a Rotten Parent
Parenting is a tough gig. Sure, it’s rewarding and all that, but it’s also really challenging. Not only do we have the practical aspects of parenting to deal with, there is also the whole issue of...
View Article25 Ways to Know You’re in Your 30s
When I was little, I remember asking my neighbor how old she was (tacky I know), and when she said 30, I distinctly recall thinking that that was the age where you were “grown up.” Now that my 20s are...
View ArticleAwesome Mother’s Day Memes
Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate. To celebrate love, to celebrate family. To celebrate that special kind of love for family that can be surpassed only by a solid night of sleep and unicorns, both...
View ArticleLefty vs. Righty: What You Need to Understand About Your Child’s Handedness
Some parents carefully observe their baby from the moment he masters the pincer grip, trying to figure out if he will be right-handed or left-handed. But babies are fairly ambidextrous in their early...
View ArticleHave A Mischief-Maker? Why Being Naughty Might Be Good
For parents who fear their naughty little children will one day turn into juvenile delinquents, a new study offers some hope. Apparently, there’s a link between behavior and your child’s future...
View ArticleIs Your Child A Hoarder?
Kids and stuff go hand in hand. The more kids you have, the more stuff you probably have throughout your home – even in your car – than you ever did in your BC (before children) days. Clothes that...
View ArticleTools for Kids Who Struggle With Transitions
The word “transition” took on new meaning for me when I became a parent. Besides the obvious transition of going from “me” to “Mom,” I had to explore what triggered some of my adopted daughter’s...
View ArticleGrandma Has Dementia: Talking Through the Changes with Your Children
“Sometimes families assume that children do not notice when something is wrong with a grandparent suffering from dementia. The reality is that children are very observant and they worry when a...
View ArticleWhere’s Grandpa? Helping Your Child with Holiday Grief
The first holiday without a loved one is profoundly painful whether you’re 1 or 101. Eventually your family will settle into a new normal – and while that person’s absence is still deeply felt, the...
View ArticleKids and Caregiving: How Much Should They Really Do?
Today, many of our parents are back in the caregiving saddle, providing support for aging parents and other older relatives. Countless online articles and TV reports point to the so-called “Sandwich...
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