TikTok Look, playtime is not always easy. Kids are just as exhausting as they are wonderful, which means they are incredibly wonderful and oh so very exhausting. Some days, you simply do not have the energy to keep up with the storied lore they have created for their Barbie dolls, and that is okay! One...
Does it ever feel like your toddler just doesn’t get the meaning of “no?” You say, “Don’t jump on the couch!” and there they are, jumping happily, like you never said a word. It might feel like an act of silly, childlike defiance, but according to one expert, most toddlers’ language skills are simply not...
Cavan Images/Cavan/Getty Images Our baby was 9 months old when my husband and I imploded our lives. The month prior, one of our two dogs died unexpectedly, and our other pup, Rex, was beside himself with grief. A week after her passing, we learned Rex was in heart failure and had just months to live....
TikTok There’s so much to learn as a parent. There’s everything to learn, in fact. We don’t know what we don’t know, and so it’s no coincidence that our kids’ early years—especially our oldest kid’s early years—are full of moments where we stare into the middle distance, stewing in quiet, resigned regrets. And Emily, who...