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I’m Black, therefore my kids are, right?

I’m Black, therefore my kids are, right?

Alicia Cox Thomson was raised to embrace both her Bajan and Polish cultures, and feels it’s crucial that her own kids embrace their blackness.

Alicia Cox Thomson

I love my kids, but I don’t like parenting—and I know I’m not alone

I love my kids, but I don’t like parenting—and I know I’m not alone

Of course that fierce, forever love is a given—but the actual daily vagaries of parenting? For me, and a growing number of moms, that’s a hard pass.

Liz Krieger

My son idolizes football players—and so we had a tough talk

My son idolizes football players—and so we had a tough talk

With the Superbowl around the corner, one mom looks at the messages we are sending kids about violence and power when we revere these sports heroes.

Kristin Shaw

6 ways to help your kids use art to express their feelings about the pandemic

6 ways to help your kids use art to express their feelings about the pandemic

Kids often express big feelings through art, which can offer insight into their experience of the pandemic. Here's how to nurture their creative expression.

Nikki Martyn

I Made my Screen-Addicted Kids Go Cold Turkey—Here's What Happened

I Made my Screen-Addicted Kids Go Cold Turkey—Here's What Happened

When our kids expected to be allowed to use screens even when friends and family were over to visit, we knew we had to try something radical.

Lee Price

My daughters may look old, but they’re still kids. Please let them be kids

My daughters may look old, but they’re still kids. Please let them be kids

We have to stop commenting on children’s bodies, and start asking about their dreams and curiosities.

Aga Maksimowska

7 Ways To Turn Off The TV Or Tablet Without Causing A Meltdown

7 Ways To Turn Off The TV Or Tablet Without Causing A Meltdown

The best part about your kid’s screen time is that it’s a short break for you. The worst part is the meltdown when you turn it off. Here’s how to avoid it.

The Child Institute

How are teachers with kids at home managing this?!

How are teachers with kids at home managing this?!

Natalie Michie

18 memes about virtual school that parents need right now

18 memes about virtual school that parents need right now

Jessica Pollack

Parenting Reboot: How to Rein In Some of the Bad Habits Caused by COVID

Parenting Reboot: How to Rein In Some of the Bad Habits Caused by COVID

Samantha Kemp-Jackson

I swore off sex after I had kids

I swore off sex after I had kids

There was a time when I would throw up a little in my mouth when my husband touched me. Slowly but surely, we brought sexy back.

Today's Parent

Why I never hide my period from my two young sons

Why I never hide my period from my two young sons

Alex Mlynek

Your messy house doesn't mean you don't measure up as a new mom

Your messy house doesn't mean you don't measure up as a new mom

I was so afraid of being judged for my messy house, I chose loneliness at a time when I needed companionship so much.

Nicole Johnson

11 gender terms to know when talking to your kids

11 gender terms to know when talking to your kids

Learning these gender terms now will help when you have discussions with your kids later. Here's a breakdown of some key concepts.

S. Bear Bergman

I quit my job to help save the earth for my kid

I quit my job to help save the earth for my kid

Deniers try to claim that informing kids about the climate change crisis amounts to child abuse. But child abuse would be doing nothing to prevent it.

Joshua Ostroff

10 ways to defuse a power struggle

10 ways to defuse a power struggle

Parenting educator and psychotherapist Andrea Nair offers up these genius tricks for avoiding and managing pint-sized attempts at household domination.

Andrea Nair

Parenting my way through an anxiety disorder

Parenting my way through an anxiety disorder

Chris Deacon

An age-by-age guide to talking to your kids about gender

An age-by-age guide to talking to your kids about gender

S. Bear Bergman

7 ways early motherhood is not at all what I expected

7 ways early motherhood is not at all what I expected

When I first looked into my baby’s eyes seven months ago I was over the moon with joy—and blissfully unaware of what was to come.

Micaela Hardy-Moffat

How to Explain Christmas to your Jewish Kid

How to Explain Christmas to your Jewish Kid

Whatever holidays you might celebrate, Santa envy is real. Here are some helpful tips for how to deal with Christmas when you don’t do Christmas.

Stephanie Gilman