Monty Rakusen/DigitalVision/Getty Images People are all too quick to tell you how hard motherhood is. They tell you you’ll never sleep. That your house will never be clean again. About the Terrible Twos and Threenagers, but also “little kids, little problems; big kids, big problems.” But one thing no one tells you is how overstimulating...
Instagram No matter how old we are, our parents’ opinions hold tremendous sway in how we navigate the world, whether in seeking their approval or rebelling against it. If your parents’ opinions don’t have power over you anymore it’s probably thanks to hours of hard work in therapy. But for most of us, we often...
Plan shooting2 / Imazins/ImaZinS/Getty Images It wasn’t until my son was about 2 years old that I even realized I’d only read one book since he was born. Considering I’m someone who, up until then, read about 35 books a year, this took me by surprise the first time I realized it. How did my...
Fly View Productions/E+/Getty Images When it comes to parenting older kids, little strikes fear into the hearts of thoughtful parents more than the subject of smartphones. You hear so many horrible things about screen use in general and cell phones in particular, but at the same time it’s getting harder and harder to go through...