We are living in a world with a great divide: to be (a gun owner, properly or not, and maintain one's right to bear arms and protect...

Friends, deep breath here. I know that summer has started for most of you, and that your kids are chomping at the proverbial bit to go...

I should preface this with three things: First, my parents and eldest sister are immigrants to the US. Second, I was born in the US. ...

A burning question for parents approaching the LONG summer break -Which is the better teacher for kids: play vs homework. I am a...

Confession time: There are moments when my kids drive me bananas. Like certifiable, up-the-wall crazy. There are no three people more...

'Tis the season of mass exodus from post. 'Tis the season for perfecting your spin on saying sayonara. 'Tis the season for helping your...

I love seeing my kids again after they’ve spent a busy day at school. I can tell from their satisfied expressions, grubby clothing, and...

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/22/opinion/granderson-criminal-kids-responsibility/index.html I have said it before: I know it’s hard to...

Mothering is likely the best thing I’ve ever done, and also one of the most difficult. People will tell you this before you have kids,...

We are, without a doubt, constantly bombarded with tasks we HAVE to do: the never-ending laundry pile, buying groceries, cooking and...

Why does everyone seem to think their life is the toughest? It doesn’t matter what experiences you’ve had, I promise you, others will...

‘You can be smart, you can be beautiful, but if you don’t know how to treat people, if you don’t walk into a room and say hello, if you...

I get up early. I get up early because I crave quiet. In the morning, before the boys are awake -- all 4, including the big one -- my...

Have you ever stopped to listen to yourself when you are spending some time with your kids? Try to really focus, next time you’re...

There’s giving your kid the space and tools (proverbial and literal) to learn and grow and develop and then there is negligence by being...

Let me show you another way. Sometimes, the words you use (or don’t use) say everything. Sometimes the tone and the delivery give an...

One of the hardest things you’ll ever do as a parent is not pass on your likes or dislikes. Can’t stand spinach? Don’t like tomatoes? ...

A repost. I think a well-timed one. As I wrote to my friend, how did we get to this point where killing people was a way to make a...

‘Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the empathy and...

I did what every Parenting authority, what every magazine, what every counselor tells you not to do: I caved. Why? I just couldn’t take...