Yuri A/Shutterstock You’ve probably heard of Fortnite if you have a gamer at home. And while you may know a little about it, we’re willing to bet you might have a few questions about the game. Given that many of us parents grew up with a very different gaming experience than our kids today (ahem,...
It’s funny that we think of motherhood as a full time ‘job’ when everyone knows that the monetary input is zero, but the output is anything but: a child-filled household’s berry budget alone should be eligible for federal funding. No one likes to poke fun at the many such ironies of motherhood more than Kristin...
PeopleImages.com/Shutterstock Feeding children is not for the faint of heart. I personally have two — a *seemingly* manageable number — and yet nearly every meal has the same amount of tension and blowups as the kitchen of a five-star restaurant (or so I imagine). There’s the physical labor, of course; every parent is essentially a short-order cook,...
Recently, when my beloved son was mid-meltdown in his car seat, I found myself standing in my driveway for 20 minutes strategizing my next move. Option one would be to take the gentle parenting route and talk to him in a soothing tone, logically and simply explaining that his big feelings were valid and firmly...