Parenting

Some of my favorite memories from grade school wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for P.E. class: tackling Holiday-themed obstacle courses, learning how to play my soon-to-be favorite sport (soccer), and crab-crawling across the floor in a fit of laughter alongside friends. I had a blast in gym class and looked…

When people go off to college, they’re essentially “leaving the nest.” For the last 18 years they’ve lived in arm’s length of their parents, and then suddenly… it’s time to fly solo. This rang mostly true for me: upon moving into my dorm, I embraced a newfound independence. But I…

It’s no secret that the teenage years are often characterized by rebellion—there is, however, an ongoing argument about how parents should properly handle this phase. Should they step in or back off? Do they need to crack down on the rules or prove their trust? What’s the most effective approach?…

Every parent has their take on the joy of parenthood. Most parents will tell you that while it’s one of the hardest jobs you’ll ever have in life, it’s also easily the most rewarding. Whether you’re a new parent or a seasoned veteran, you’re going to love this amazing comedian…

When Jane wasn’t working one of her two jobs, she was daydreaming about the birth of her baby. He (Jane just knew it was a boy) was only the size of an avocado, but she already loved him so much—his tiny hands and feet, his sure-to-be cute giggles, even his…

For many parents, bringing a child into the world is the greatest journey, experience, and accomplishment of their lifetime. After dedicating those 9 months to growing a healthy baby, seeing their child and hearing them cry for the first time is an absolute miracle. The parents want nothing more than…

Expectant and new mothers dream about what their child will be like. Will she be smiley or cry all the time? Will he be an adventurous little guy or on the calmer side? Will they grow to be smart like their father or creative like their mother? But despite how…

If you’ve recently become a new parent, these funny tweets about parenting should give you some helpful advice while hopefully giving you a much needed humorous break. Read them with your husband, wife, or even your baby. And as long as you remember that there’s no future parenting problem that…

Some children inherit money or get it from an injury or other legal settlement. (In some cases, they have fatter wallets than their parents.) Many state guardianship laws let children take control of their money when they celebrate their 18th birthday, which can be a recipe for disaster. With large…

You have helped your child work through the alphabet and arithmetic in elementary school, made sure he kept on track with homework through middle school and guided him in high school to ensure he studied and received grades that would get him into the colleges of his choice. It was…

You’ve watched your child as she slept in her crib peacefully, nursed her back to health when she had the sniffles, and held her tiny hand when you brought her to school for the first day of kindergarten. You watched your son play in every Little League baseball game, cleaned…

Mess + Magic: Real Talk on Surviving the First Six Months With Your Newborn Here’s an odd cultural quirk about pregnancy and parenthood in 21st Century America: while there’s a ton of focus on the stuff that swirls around having a baby (labor and delivery, decorating the nursery, how to…