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5 Ways to End the Homework Battle for Good

5 Ways to End the Homework Battle for Good

Instead of waging a nightly battle of wills over math and verbs, get your kid doing homework by tailoring your approach to their temperament.

Alison Masemann

11 ways to salvage a bad morning

11 ways to salvage a bad morning

School mornings can be a sh*t show. Here are some tried and true ways to to turn a bad morning into a good one and get the kids to school.

Shandley McMurray

How to deal when your kid's a tattletale

How to deal when your kid's a tattletale

Is your kid a tattletale? We've got advice for parents whose kids are quick to tell on friends, siblings and other adults.

Lisa van de Geyn

5 ways to get your kid to play alone

5 ways to get your kid to play alone

It's impossible to play with your kid all day long. Here are five ways to encourage him to play alone.

Laura Grande

Why it’s OK to baby your kid

Why it’s OK to baby your kid

If your older kid is asking for "uppies" or wants you to spoon-feed them their dinner, your best bet might be to just baby them.

Claire Sibonney

How I Got My Picky Toddler to Finally Eat

How I Got My Picky Toddler to Finally Eat

These seven simple changes transformed our mealtimes, and I was relieved to see my picky eater toddler enjoying her food with the rest of the family.

Vanessa Milne

After-School Restraint Collapse Is a Real Thing—Here’s How To Deal With It

After-School Restraint Collapse Is a Real Thing—Here’s How To Deal With It

There’s a reason your kid is an angel at school or daycare but a hot mess at home. It's called after-school restraint collapse. Here's how to deal with it.

Colleen Seto

An age-by-age guide to dealing with “I hate you”

An age-by-age guide to dealing with “I hate you”

What to do—and what not to do—when your kid drops the dreaded “H-word.”

Ellen Himelfarb

How to deal with a homesick camper

How to deal with a homesick camper

Teach your kid how to conquer his sleep-away camp blues with these smart coping strategies for managing homesickness.

Janet Smith

8 loving ways to show your kid you're the boss

8 loving ways to show your kid you're the boss

Demanding. Bossy. Defiant. Sound familiar? Here's how to take back the lead with a kid who thinks they're running the show.

Claire Sibonney

8 parenting phrases you probably say that can totally backfire

8 parenting phrases you probably say that can totally backfire

Gail Cornwall

We babied our third kid—and now we're paying for it

We babied our third kid—and now we're paying for it

We even encouraged our older kids to cater to him, and they did so willingly to keep the peace. But now that our "baby" is five, something needs to change.

Rachel Cameron

This might be why you're getting so mad at your kids

This might be why you're getting so mad at your kids

Understanding your parenting triggers—and dealing with the emotions underneath—can help you problem-solve instead of losing it on your kid.

Claire Sibonney

10 parenting catchphrases to diffuse frustrating situations

10 parenting catchphrases to diffuse frustrating situations

Rather than scold, nag or blow our tops, moms and dads can keep the peace with these handy one-liners sure to diffuse any sticky situation.

Kristy Woudstra

Age-by-age guide to surviving witching hour

Age-by-age guide to surviving witching hour

The term "witching hour" is usually applied to babies, but all kids can be sensitive and difficult to manage for the hour (or two) before bedtime.

Jenn Cox

The sad—but kinda sweet—reason your kid is being a jerk

The sad—but kinda sweet—reason your kid is being a jerk

Is your kid misbehaving to get your attention? For a young child desperate for a parent’s attention, even negative feedback is better than none at all.

Bridgett Miller

10 Proven Ways to Finally Stop Yelling at Your Kids

10 Proven Ways to Finally Stop Yelling at Your Kids

It scares your kids and makes you feel terrible—and experts say it doesn’t even work. Stop yelling with this 10-step program.

Lisa Kadane

5 tips for talking to your kid about masturbation

5 tips for talking to your kid about masturbation

Keep it cool, stress that it’s common and other ways to have an (almost) mortification-free chat about masturbation with your child.

Kate Rae

5 Morning Problems Solved

5 Morning Problems Solved

Weekday mornings suck for almost every parent, for all sorts of reasons. Try these solutions to common-but-painful morning-routine killers.

Claire Gagne

4 things I wish I’d known about full-day kindergarten

4 things I wish I’d known about full-day kindergarten

"If you're worried that your child isn't ready for kindergarten, you're not alone." One mom shares what she learned after a year of full-day kindergarten.

Jennifer Pinarski