@leah_mogfordxx / TikTok There’s constantly a debate about how many presents parents should get for their kids around the holidays. What is an “appropriate” amount of gifts? I know some of my friends get their kids around five presents: something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read. They typically add...
Getty/Reddit Let’s be clear: We love our kids. We are honored to be parents, we would take a bullet for our offspring, and the best day of our life was the day they entered the universe. And now that that’s out of the way, let’s add: Being a parent can be rough. As in, parenting...
TikTok When my oldest child was little, I wore him everywhere. I talked to him when he threw a tantrum instead of punishing him for kicking up. And if I ever messed up, I wouldn’t shy from saying “I’m sorry” to him. And depending on who I was with, not infrequently, this would elicit an...
Rachel Writes Books / TiKTok As a parent of young kids, finding somewhere to go out as a family is not always easy. No parent wants to spend their entire afternoon at Chuk-E-Cheese. In recent years, for lots of families, local breweries have been kind of a third space for families. It’s a lively, louder...