7/28/21Actually, It's Fine If Your Kids Don't Bathe That OftenYou don't have to go as far as Ashton and Mila, but you might be over-bathing your kids.
6/21/21What Your Pediatrician Should and Shouldn't Do During a Physical ExamYou should be able to trust your pediatrician—but you need to know what to do if something seems off.
6/15/21How I Trained My Kid to Use the Potty in Three Messy DaysBy this weekend, you could be free from diapers forever.
2/22/21How to Talk to Young Kids About RaceIf recent history has taught parents—especially white parents—anything, it’s that we need to talk with our kids more…
10/30/20How to Ride With a Car Seat in an Uber or LyftWhen you’re towing a kid in a new city without a car, it can be tempting to strap him in an Uber of Lyft—sans car…
3/10/20Why You Should Get Your Kid's Ears Pierced at a Tattoo ShopI got my ears pierced when I was 10. My aunt took me to Claire’s at the mall, where I browsed a display of…
2/25/20What to Do When Your Teen Hates YouYou knew it was coming eventually, now, suddenly, your child is a teen, and everything about you is annoying or…
2/20/20Create a 'Noticing Wall' for Your KidA few years ago, my mother-in-law bought some reading and math workbooks for my six-year-old daughter. When I asked…
2/11/20What to Say to Little Kids Instead of 'Say Sorry'A few years ago, when touring various preschools for my daughter, I visited one where I had the chance to observe…
10/17/19What Parents Need to Know About TikTokIt started as the lip-syncing app Musical.ly, then it was rebranded in 2018 as TikTok, before being slapped with a $5…
8/16/19Is It Too Early to Get a Flu Shot?As you bask in the final weeks of summer, here’s something I’m sure you’re thinking about: flu shots. They’re…
8/15/19See What Children's Rashes Look Like on Darker Skin With 'Brown Skin Matters'If you’ve ever seen something unusual on your kid’s skin, you’ve likely turned to the internet for guidance as you…
8/14/19Make Frozen Teethers With Baby Food PouchesWe are at a stage with our infant son where every unexplained expression of discontentment is met with the…
8/13/19Print Out Your Kid's Nonfiction eBooksI don’t read a lot of ebooks with my kid, but I can certainly appreciate the convenience of them. They’re fantastic…
8/13/19Read Your Kid's Mind With This Magic TrickYou can’t read your kid’s mind. If you could, you would know that his new favorite color just became turquoise, even…
8/12/19Teach Your Kid That Every Task Has a Beginning, Middle and EndIf I’m trying to help my six-year-old daughter Maggie become a more organized thinker, my instruction seems to be…
8/7/19Make a 'Homework Mat' for Your KidOne thing I don’t like about homework for young kids is the fact that after they’ve just spent a whole day sitting…
8/5/19Help Your Kid Become a Better Problem Solver With These Video GamesIf you haven’t picked up a controller in a while, you might see your kids’ video games as mindless fun, or as their…
8/2/19Let Your Kid Eat With Food PicksEvery time we go to my friend Anna’s house, she puts a plate of fruit out for the kids. Plums, Asian pears, melons.…
8/1/19For Kids Who Hate Bibs, Use a Black T-ShirtMy daughter never had a problem wearing bibs—in fact, I always considered the ones with the food-catching pockets to…