When I was a kid, I had this friend who was the fourth of what would ultimately be eight brothers. Just about every year or so, his mom would get pregnant and ...

I’m fairly sure my parents had no idea where I was 80% of the time during the summer. Or, they had an idea but it was fairly nebulous. I could have been at ...

Back in the ’80s and early ’90s, kiddie pools were basically puddle-sized and it didn’t take much to crack the side or deflate it entirely. Sometime in the ...

If you’re an Elder Millennial, then you probably remember Eliza and Smarter Child, some of the OG chatbots. There’s also a good chance that you and a couple ...

Pretty much every parent I’ve met (myself included) likes to avoid punishing their kids whenever possible. It doesn’t feel good. That said, I don’t think I’ve ...

Kids have big feelings. That’s kind of their thing. Big, messy, chaotic feelings that can change in the blink of an eye. As parents, we sign on for that, and ...

When I texted my 12-year-old niece to ask what the cool kids want when they head back to school, approximately one millisecond elapsed before her three dots ...