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Who Does Parenting Advice Actually Serve?

Raising Empowered Girls in a Misogynistic World

How Was Your Thanksgiving?

It's Fine If Your Kids Ruin Thanksgiving

This is 46

Kids Are Like Plants

What Does It Mean to Be Kind?

Let's Raise Kids Who Will Vote for Black Women

How Have You Talked with Your Kids About the Election?

Links to Get You Through the Day

How to Manage Election Night (and Beyond) with Kids

Help, It's Peak Sick Kid Season

When Your Kid Blames Everyone Else

Six Ways to Support Kids Through Transitions

The Joy of Narrowly Avoiding Disaster

How to Help Your Kid Freak Out Less

How Does Divorce Affect Kids?

What Kids Learn From Us About Success

The Unexpected Paths to Connection

When Your Kid Doesn't Want to Go to School

The New Covid Guidelines Are Totally Insane

Looks Can Be Deceiving

What It's Like to Fact Check a Parenting Book

The Racist and Sexist History of the Cesarean Section

Dear Surgeon General...

It's September. How are YOU doing?

Some Personal News

What's Your Fall Schedule Like?

How To Stop Pleasing Others — and Start Pleasing Yourself

Let's Talk About Vacation Mental Load

How to Raise a Citizen

How Does Your Kid Keep Up with Current Events?

How Crucial Is It for Kids to Be Challenged?

(Post) Camp Fever

How Have You Talked With Your Kids About the Olympics?

My 10yo Had a Panic Attack

Summer Breaks & Fun News

It's OK to Not Miss Your Kids

The Truth About Parental Monitoring

Your Favorite Summer Reads

Three Parenting Insights from "The Bear"

Independence Days

Why Diet Culture Is Dangerous for Kids

We Don't Need to "Make The Most of Summer"

Can We Change the Narrative Around Care?

How I Revise

What's Up With All the Half Days?

Let's Talk About Drowning

My Favorite Reads of the Week

What Gets Your Creative Juices Flowing?

How to Support LGBTQ Parent Families

The Science of Getting Kids to Help

Your Father's Day Gift Ideas

Reimagining Boyhood

What Weird Skills Have You Acquired as Parent?

A Big Book Milestone!!

Let's Hear It For Spirit Week

The Ripple Effects of Good Parenting

"I Don't Want My Little One's Appearance to Be So Determined by Her Gender."

What's Giving You Joy Right Now?

How to Talk to Kids About Disabilities

My 25% Off Flash Sale Ends Today!

How Our Feelings About Technology Affect Our Kids

What Do You Want For — or Instead of — Mother's Day?

Ten Crazy Things I've Learned About Foodborne Illness

My Take On "The Anxious Generation."

Help Me Write My Book!

OMG, I Have a Teenager

Giving Versus Taking

The Crazy Shit You've Done To Prevent Tantrums

Why Does My Kid Freak Out?

I Took Myself to Karaoke. Twice in Two Days. Alone.

What Are Your Kids' Phone Rules?

Does Parenting Really Not Matter?

The Racist War on K-12 Education

Let's Hear Your Eclipse Stories

"At Least I'm Not as Bad as THAT Dad!"

Your Easter Rants (er, Stories)

Let Your Mind Wander

Eight Online Games that Teach Kids Critical Thinking & Media Literacy

What Are Your Recurring Dreams?

How Music and Dance Foster Compassion

"Mom, What's a Calorie?"

What's Your Biggest Pet Peeve?

Is It Bad to Ask Kids How they Feel?

The Power of the Heads Up

What Parenting Advice Has Failed You?

Why Rules & Limits Foster Growth

The Power of Parenting Norms

A Simple Way To Protect Kids from Fear

Yes, I Encouraged A Sibling Squabble

Do Kids Seem More Fragile Now?

Rules and Relationships

Your Most Frustrating Parenting Emergencies

Talking to Kids About Climate Change

This Is the Most Depressing Study I've Ever Read

Your Valentine's Day Rants

Five Unfortunate Lessons Valentine's Day Teaches Kids

When Kids Are Cruel to their Siblings

How Do You Escape When You Need Alone Time?

Everything You Need to Know About Executive Function

I Joined a Choir and Embarrassed Myself

Introduce Yourself!

What to Do When Your Kid Is Rude

My Solo Writing Retreat

What Are You Looking Forward To?

The Five Principles of Parenting

Doing More By Doing Less

Let's Talk About Snow Days

Domestic Inequality Starts in Childhood

How Do Your Kids Treat Themselves?

Modern Puberty, Explained

Don't Believe the Pristine Holiday Photos

Did You Actually Survive the Past Two Weeks?

The Truth About Yelling