Positive Parenting
How one dad’s web comics are helping parents stay positive
The dad behind Lunarbaboon is drawing what we’re all feeling.
How to start practicing mindful parenting, today
Managing our own emotions and behaviors is the key to teaching kids how to manage theirs.
Parents are spending more time with their kids than before—here’s how to keep it up
In 1965, moms spent 54 minutes a day with their children—in 2012, that time had risen to 104 minutes.
The real reason your kids act worse for you than anyone else—and how to help
You must become the emotionally safe place for them to vent and process their emotions.
Girls start learning about gender stereotypes as young as 5
Here’s how we can help them unlearn them.
43% of kids have a parent that works non-traditional hours
About 31 million American kids have a parent who’s working outside standard office hours.
Japanese politician brings her baby to work—sparks nationwide debate
When Yuka Ogata arrived at work with her baby, her male colleagues asked her to leave.
Raising children with kindness—instead of competition—is key to success
Build those empathy muscles.
Why I say ‘I’m sorry’ in front of my kids
Apologizing cleanses my soul and keeps me in check. It humbles me and reminds me that I am not the center of the universe.
Please give this mom a little more grace
When I have to nurse my baby in public, please allow me privacy.
You’re still in there, mama
Long conversations, nights out with friends, date nights with partners, trips, seeing a new band, and you realize that who you were is still who you are.
My daughter is everything I ever wanted to be
Her confidence. It is unbroken, yet to be tarnished (god willing never will be) and completely self-generated.
You’re not alone: 1/3 of moms experience mental health issues
According to a new survey by the BBC.
My child—you are worth it all
There are days of exhaustion and desperation. There are days that will leave you gasping for air and for the life you once knew.
I didn’t know everything would change—but I don’t miss the old me
I stopped missing the old me and embraced the new me.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle plan on starting a family ‘in the near future’
The future little royals will be lords or ladies, specifically Lord or Lady (insert adorable baby name) Mountbatten-Windsor.
Birth is just the beginning
Your child’s whole life is in your hands. There is the promise of a future nestled in your arms. And not just that baby’s future, but yours, too.
The 20 lessons I’ve learned in 20 months of motherhood
9. Just like how I had to learn to ask for help, I had to learn to say no to people.
To the mama with the weight of the world on her shoulders
We have a strength inside of ourselves that is unique to mothers.
It’s science: only children are more likely to be creative thinkers
Growing up solo leads to measurable differences in brain development that makes only children think differently than kids with siblings.