It happens every July: Someone in my local mom group makes a post questioning the school supply lists. They want to know why they’re responsible for sending ...
Back in the ’80s and early ’90s, kiddie pools were basically puddle-sized and it didn’t take much to crack the side or deflate it entirely. Sometime in the ...
I’m fairly sure my parents had no idea where I was 80% of the time during the summer. Or, they had an idea but it was fairly nebulous. I could have been at ...
If you’re an Elder Millennial, then you probably remember Eliza and Smarter Child, some of the OG chatbots. There’s also a good chance that you and a couple ...
Pretty much every parent I’ve met (myself included) likes to avoid punishing their kids whenever possible. It doesn’t feel good. That said, I don’t think ...
Kids have big feelings. That’s kind of their thing. Big, messy, chaotic feelings that can change in the blink of an eye. As parents, we sign on for that, ...
I’ve been worried about my kids and technology ever since I was pregnant with my first in 2013. When they’re little, you worry about screen time and ...
When I texted my 12-year-old niece to ask what the cool kids want when they head back to school, approximately one millisecond elapsed before her three dots ...
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), a massive omnibus championed by Donald Trump, has passed both the House and Senate (though it needs to go back to ...
What is it about children out and about with their parent that makes them need a bathroom at the most inopportune time possible. Eventually you learn to ...