Which essential oils are safe for kids? If you’ve tried to answer that question by researching online lately, you know that there is a ton of conflicting information out there. Some say everything is safe,...
Photo: Jack Fordyce (Shutterstock) When it comes to humans, Dolly Parton is in a category of her own. Throughout her career spanning more than five decades, she has managed to amass an unusually diverse...
In this episode, we discuss: Bonnie’s background When kids push your buttons How to deal with your feelings Choosing how you want to react Remember: your child wants to be successful Why connection is...
Image: Sesame Workshop PBS Kids and Sesame Street are continuing to provide opportunities for parents to speak with their kids about race and racism. Over the next week, two specials—PBS KIDS Talk About: Race...
Today, structured activities and classes begin at younger and younger ages. Modern society sends the message that these activities help children’s physical and mental development. But an overscheduled child could actually be at a...
Kids are spending more time on screens than usual these days – mine included. With so many social activities on hold right now, I’ve given my little ones more screen time for video chats with...
Photo: gmstockstudio (Shutterstock) A couple of months into the pandemic, my 9-year-old son looked at me and said, “Maybe I’ll get into cooking.” He’s helped me bake since he was a preschooler but we’d...
Image: Catherine Newman The timing of the release of the new book How to Be a Person: 65 Hugely Useful, Super-Important Skills to Learn before You’re Grown Up really couldn’t be better. I’m sure author...
Photo: AstroStar (Shutterstock) Kids are missing out on lots of conventional social interactions with their friends right now, but we’re also getting pretty good at figuring out pandemic variations on the classics. “It’s Better...
Photo: Shutterstock If there’s one thing parents have learned during the pandemic, it’s this: Little kids suck at video chatting. Maybe we already suspected this based on the occasional, disastrous FaceTime or Skype call...
