Category: Parenting
With the presidential election underway, this year has definitely displayed a political election unlike any other in recent memory. It’s been an ugly race, demonstrating just how important it is …
With Halloween fast approaching, everyone is planning their awesome Halloween costumes for trick-or-treat or a ghoulish party. For one night a year, people of all ages, all over America, …
Life is hard; there’s no way around that fact. It’s even harder when you’re a child, and painful events don’t yet make any sense. Thankfully, many authors have created …
In order to create a world that is all-inclusive and supportive of every human body, it is imperative that children be taught self-awareness and respect for one another. Books …
Do you have a child that simply refuses to sit still for story time? We’ve all heard how important it is for kids to be read aloud to throughout …
Children are sponges: they listen to everything we say, how we say it, copy every move we make–they’re constantly absorbing what’s around them. For children, the phrase “You are …
TV doesn’t have to be a bad thing in children’s lives. It’s so easy to use TV as a free babysitter–a babysitter that stereotypically makes kids lethargic and ignorant–that …
If you have a child who is constantly plagued by worries, you know how much anxiety can impact their day-to-day life. From food worries to first-day-of-school fears, anxiety can …
As we’ve witnessed over the last few months, racism continues to be an unfortunate and shameful part of our culture. Whether the topic is police shootings of black citizens, …
It’s 2016, I think it’s safe to say we’ve come along way in terms of acceptance, support, and non-judgment among people. Although, I have sometimes noticed the awkward silence …
You always said you wouldn’t be the parent to push the shattered dreams of your own life onto your children. But here you are, sitting up at night shuffling through …
I’ve been a reader my whole life. I devour books in stacks and that has always been my way. Then a little over a year ago, I found out …
Take it from me—the first couple of years with twins are hard. Really, really hard. Yes, you have double the giggles and the cuteness, but you also have double …