Catherine Delahaye/DigitalVision/Getty Images One of a parent’s biggest worries from Day 1 is exactly how much sleep their child is getting — and whether it’s enough. From the time they’re infants to when they’re teens (and sometimes even when they’re adults), it’s easy to worry about the quantity and quality of your kids’ sleep, since...
Johner Images/Johner Images Royalty-Free/Getty Images The throat zing. You read that phrase, and you know exactly what it feels like: panic. Because goodness knows moms can’t afford a moment of being sick during this time of year, yet it sure feels like from September to December, I find myself waking up every morning with a...
AJ_Watt/E+/Getty Images If using the public restroom with your kid always causes a full-blown meltdown — thanks, extra loud hand dryers and violently flushing toilets — then you’re probably familiar with overstimulation. That tearful, shut-down, get-me-out-of-here state can look a little different for every child, but regardless of how it presents, you should know what...
aldomurillo/E+/Getty Images Before I had kids, there were some things I was so excited to share with them. Family hikes, museums, theater, and, of course, books. Before they were even born, I stocked their little shelves with plenty of Mo Willems, Sandra Boynton, Anna Dewdney, Dr. Seuss, and Beatrix Potter. As soon as they were...