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America has 3% of the world’s kids… and 40% of the world’s toys. We’ve got clutter, right here in River City. In our opinion the …
Babysitters: whether you have a full-time nanny or a college kid two Saturday nights a month, finding good childcare is an ongoin…
Do you try to impose some order on the countdown to school in your house? Or do you just run hard until the night before and take…
Birthday parties: must we really? Every kid, every year? Can we skip the goody bags? Can we ban slumber parties now and forever?
Every parent has a “how old is old enough to” question about her kids that keeps her biting her fingernails. And as soon as one o…
Rule one of vacationing with kids: don’t vacation with kids. Oh, your tickets are already purchased? Then you’d better stock up o…
Does messy matter? In our kids’ rooms, in our front halls, in our kitchens? We’re not talking about hoarder-level mess; we’re tal…
Out of all the things we stress about as parents, whether to let our seven-year-olds quit the violin seems like it shouldn’t matt…
When it comes to mom-yelling we hold these truths to be self-evident: never yelling is not possible; less yelling is desirable. L…
Sibling rivalry: harmless rite of passage? Or everything that made you the neurotic adult you are today? The inevitable part of i…
What’s the WORST part of being a mom? We put out the call on our Facebook page and received an avalanche of responses, each deser…
Here’s what all parents can agree upon: Summer need not be another Christmas, one lasting for three full months. It’s okay- actua…
The study of birth order— how one’s placement amongst siblings can shape one’s personality— began in 1874, when Charles Darwin’s …
Not to toot our own horns or anything, but when it comes to disappointment, we’ve got vast experience. Amy claims an acting caree…
Manners have been around since at least 2300 BC, when Ptah-Hotep wrote on papyrus that one should refrain from “speaking evilly” …
We average about one conversation a week, with one or other of our children, during which we are suddenly at a total loss as to w…
In any home, there’s the workload everyone can see: the dirty dishes, the broken crayons under the dining room table, the laundry…
Are our kids overscheduled? Compared to our own childhoods, definitely. But is that necessarily a problem? And how are we, as par…
New year, new leaf! In this episode we’re talking “mom goals” for the coming year.
This week we’re talking about chores: do you make your kids do them? If so– how much, how frequently, and do they get paid for th…
Each December 25th, most moms look at a living room full of scattered wrapping paper and vow to do less next year. But can you re…
Our kids have more homework than we did at their age. And more stress. And more projects. Here's when to help- and how much.
Given: Unlimited screen time is bad. But how much is okay? How do you handle the nightly battles of “But PLEASE, Mom! Just one m…
You just brought your kid’s forgotten lunch to school. Again. Is that helping or helicoptering?