Arden turned three in March, but has run the roost since she was just a couple months old. We knew that she’d be a spitfire but, given the choice, I still would have preferred a spitfire over a wallflower. I’ll likely be eating those words when she’s a teenager. As parents, […]
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5 Ways to Make Your Child Hysterical for Future Therapists
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Joe Medler of Developing Dad Every one of us wants to set our children up for success. Cruelly, there’s literally no chance of us not messing up our kids at least a little. In fact, without messing them up a little we won’t give them […]
That Time I Feared My Child Was Racist
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] The other day, we were riding home from my daughter’s little dance class (3-4 year olds) when she said something that sounded racisty: “Mama, the little black girl wasn’t at class.” Feeling somewhat panicked, I said, “What!?” We have all heard that saying — “children are color […]
When Your Friends Don’t Have Kids…
By Karen Johnson of The 21st Century SAHM My husband and I have some couple-friends who do not have kids. And we have 3. And they are small and loud. This past weekend, wonderfully kind friends of ours invited us (ALL of us) over to their kid-less house to watch […]
10 Things Grosser Than Nursing In Your Own Bathroom
An image of a woman breastfeeding her 11-month old while sitting on a toilet went viral last year, causing an uproar after the image was uploaded to her Instagram and Facebook pages. (To see the picture in question, visit her response to the uproar on Huffington Post.) Though some people […]
Mind Your Own Business, Free Range Busybodies
Free range parenting and the backlash it generates are all the rage these days. It’s like you can’t hide under the covers without encountering a news article or blog post either calling for our return to this parenting philosophy or chastising a parent for letting her child snooze in the […]
12 Reasons My Daughter Won’t Go to Bed
1. She needs a ukulele. When you can spell it, you can have it, kid. 2. The pony that was in the corner of the room doesn’t belong there. The blocks she left out all over the living room didn’t seem to bother her all day. Guess what, honey? When […]
10 No-Nonsense Tips for Parents
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I’m not a worrisome mom. At least not about the small things. The biggest thing that keeps me up at night is worrying my kids won’t have anyone to eat lunch with at school. My kids are 1 and 2 and I’m just a little bit […]