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Let us help navigate daily life with your growing family, with everything from kids’ craft and activity ideas to advice on discipline and birthday party inspiration.

4 ways to get kids to give up the "gimmes"

4 ways to get kids to give up the "gimmes"

Today's Parent staff

6 easy homemade Halloween costumes

6 easy homemade Halloween costumes

Transform wardrobe staples into cheap but chic homemade Halloween costumes.

Text by Dana Dougherty Reinke; Styling by Stephanie Saunders; Costumes by Sarah O’Dea; Photography by Kevin Hewitt

3 awesome Halloween face painting ideas

3 awesome Halloween face painting ideas

Kick your kid’s Halloween costume up a notch with one of these face paint spooky looks.

Hair and makeup by Buffy Shields/Judyinc.com, Photos by Kevin Hewitt

Mom blogging for beginners

Mom blogging for beginners

Haley Overland

Twitter guide for beginners

Twitter guide for beginners

Haley Overland

Lying about homework

Lying about homework

Alyson Schafer, parenting expert

Miss Representation

Miss Representation

Emily Sadler

Meet our new relationship columnist

Meet our new relationship columnist

Liza Finlay

A new baby?

Anna Little

Make a backyard ice rink

Make a backyard ice rink

admin

5 ways to make the holidays better this year

5 ways to make the holidays better this year

Rhea Seymour

Preteen crushes

Preteen crushes

Teresa Pitman

Stay home, Dad

Matt J. Simmons

The optimistic parent's guide to kids and texting

The optimistic parent's guide to kids and texting

Haley Overland

School-age Halloween games

School-age Halloween games

Having a Halloween party? There will never be a dull moment with these seven spooky school-age games.

Today's Parent staff

Beyond smart

Lesley Simpson

5 dinners everyone will love

5 dinners everyone will love

Blake Eligh

10 quick (and healthy) weeknight supper recipes

10 quick (and healthy) weeknight supper recipes

These healthy dinner recipes are perfect for busy, on-the-go nights.

Blake Eligh

Terracotta pot jack-o’-lantern craft

Terracotta pot jack-o’-lantern craft

Transform a pot into an adorable Halloween jack-o'-lantern craft!

Renee Elliott

3 simple pre-holiday get-together ideas

3 simple pre-holiday get-together ideas

Amanda Factor