NBC Hello, you can call me "Half-Pint." Certainly that has been my secret, fondest wish ever since I was little and seriously obsessed with one very specific episode of Little House on the Prairie. It was called “Christmas at Plum Creek,” and it has taken me to get to this ripe old age to realize...
‘Twas the weeks before Christmas — *dun, dun, duuun* — which, for parents, often means the most wonderful and stressful time of the year. Let’s just be real here: Being the maker of all things magic is exhausting. The tree lightings, holiday parties and festivals, and school plays are a ton of fun… and also...
fotostorm/E+/Getty Images It can be so hard to discipline young kids in the right way. Toddlers and preschoolers are notorious worldwide for their stubbornness, tantrums, and boundary-testing. And at the same time, the parents of young kids are often sleep-deprived, burned out, and worn down. It can be a bad combination, and it can be...
Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Shutterstock, Getty Images Let me set the scene for you. In the previous six hours, my 7- and 9-year-old daughters binged on Netflix while I was draped across the couch like a lifeless sardine, glazed eyes staring upward. I felt bad about using screen time to babysit my children while COVID ravaged...