I remember the first time my younger daughter said, “I hate you!” While naturally it hurt my feelings, the fact that my three-year-old looked adorable stomping her foot and scrunching…
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I love it when my husband goes out of town. I tuck my kids into bed, work on the computer for a few hours, and read my book, without a…
In her first book, The Blessings of a Skinned Knee, author Wendy Mogel, focused on the early years of childhood, emphasizing the need to resist overprotection of our children. She…
While The Overscheduled Child by Alvin Rosenfeld and Nicole Wise tries to avoid giving advice because they believe “there is no single right way to raise a family,” at the…
Author’s note: In order to preserve the dignity of this fine family magazine, underlined words in this column are to be pronounced backwards. Thank you. If you have a child…
Q: I’ve seen a friend try to give time-outs to her 2-yearold. She’s holding the child in a chair and telling him it’s a time-out. I thought the idea was…
How to spot prescription drug use and what parents can do to prevent it.
Tired of folks mispronouncing your kids’ names or asking questions about where your kids came from? This mom has tips for helping folks understand your family.
Carving a budget out of one salary instead of two was a scary undertaking for Andrew Yanoschak. But after 11 years of being a stayat- home dad, he’s become a…
When parents think the baby days are difficult, keep your head up and carry on! Parenting is a journey and if you’re lucky, there’s no end to it.
While at the doctor’s office this week, I overheard an older woman discussing the upcoming finale of America’s Got Talent. The woman explained that even though she thought Jackie Evancho,…
In their chapter, Custom Kids, Rosenfeld and Wise explore how we strive to make our children into who we want them to be or think they should be rather than…
