Halfpoint Images/Moment/Getty Images Having your grandparents down the street, or even in the same zip code, is not always a reality for a lot of kids. Families move more often and much farther than in generations past, and it’s likely that you have to work a little harder to make sure your kids and their...
Cavan Images/Cavan/Getty Images I ran out of hiding spots for Hanukkah presents last year. When my boys were young, I hid them in the coat closet, then our basement storage room, and eventually, I stashed them behind our living room couch. But nothing gets past my older son — he found them every year. Each...
Lizuca Hila / 500px/500px/Getty Images Some holiday food traditions last for decades and decades — big punch bowls of eggnog, enormous Thanksgiving turkeys, casseroles galore. But there’s one holiday appetizer that became a bit of a joke for a while there. She was extremely popular in the ‘50s and ‘60s, and she remained a staple...
AzmanL/Getty Images There are about a million reasons the holidays can be one of the most stressful times of the year. The mental load of making sure your kid has a joyful season, the cooking, cleaning, childcare… it’s a lot. And one thing I’d like to add to the anxiety of the holidays? The potential...