Closeup from behind of dad and young Asian daughter holding hands, stay-at-home dad affects marriage
Closeup from behind of dad and young Asian daughter holding hands, stay-at-home dad affects marriage

20 Things You Should Never Say to a Single Parent

For single parents, rude and invasive questions just come with the territory. In fact, between...
mom and daughter doing hair, working mom
mom and daughter doing hair, working mom

27 Surprising Things You Never Realized You Inherited from Your Parents

We usually think of heredity in relatively simple terms: You’ve got your father’s eyes, your...
stressed out mother on couch with kids pillow fighting in the background, parenting is harder
stressed out mother on couch with kids pillow fighting in the background, parenting is harder

27 Ways Today’s Parents Have it Harder Than Any Other Generation

Parenting has never been an easy feat. It’s expensive, it’s time-consuming, and, in many cases,...
mom taking kids back to school, back to school mistakes
mom taking kids back to school, back to school mistakes

17 Back-to-School Tips From Seriously Overachieving Parents

For three blissful months, you and your child have enjoyed the laid-back days of summer:...
asian parents helping young child with homework, life skills parents should teach kids
asian parents helping young child with homework, life skills parents should teach kids

33 Life Skills Every Parent Should Teach Their Kids

Ask any parent what the biggest responsibility is when it comes to raising well-rounded kids...
an empty classroom
an empty classroom

10 Challenges Poor Students and Teachers Face

The back-to-school season is on the horizon, and 2019 is shaping up to be the...
school supplies pile paper clips scissors pencils markers
school supplies pile paper clips scissors pencils markers

10 Ways You Can Get Free School Supplies

Bring on the backpacks, lunch boxes, and pencils—it’s back-to-school season, folks! While gearing up for...
boy packing trunk of car, empty nest
boy packing trunk of car, empty nest

The 30 Hardest Things About Becoming an Empty Nester

After 18 years of assembling school projects, scrubbing crayon marks off the walls, and enforcing...
woman taking off a wedding ring sitting at a table going over divorce paperwork, bad parenting advice
woman taking off a wedding ring sitting at a table going over divorce paperwork, bad parenting advice

33 Things All Parents Should Know Before Getting Divorced

Ending a marriage is rarely an easy decision. But when there are kids involved, things...
mom taking kids back to school, back to school mistakes
mom taking kids back to school, back to school mistakes

15 Biggest Back-to-School Mistakes Parents Are Always Making

Even though it comes like clockwork at the end of every summer, no parent ever...
Celeste Yvonne pens viral Facebook post on the struggle of being sober in mommy wine culture
Celeste Yvonne pens viral Facebook post on the struggle of being sober in mommy wine culture

Mom Highlights Struggles of Sobriety in the "Mommy Wine" Culture

A recent Facebook post by blogger Celeste Yvonne has gone viral for highlighting the struggle...
1960s white family with father, mother, daughter on lap in front seat, and two daughters in back seat, things that would horrify parents today
1960s white family with father, mother, daughter on lap in front seat, and two daughters in back seat, things that would horrify parents today

23 Things Our Parents Did That We Could Never Do Today

Ask any parent and they’ll tell you that doing the right thing for their kids...
Closeup from behind of dad and young Asian daughter holding hands, stay-at-home dad affects marriage
Closeup from behind of dad and young Asian daughter holding hands, stay-at-home dad affects marriage

My Husband Became a Stay-at-Home Dad. Here’s How it Changed Everything.

I’ve always suspected parenthood was more my husband’s purpose than mine. Motherhood, while something I...
Pregnant woman holds face in hands while sitting against blue backdrop, husband left while pregnant
Pregnant woman holds face in hands while sitting against blue backdrop, husband left while pregnant

My Spouse Left Me While I Was Pregnant. Here’s How I Made it Work.

My ex-husband and I got pregnant the first time we started trying for a baby,...
Matthew Green dyes son blue raises money for chairity
Matthew Green dyes son blue raises money for chairity

Dad Dyes Hair Blue for His Son, Raises $16K for Charity

Matthew Green, 42, is a computer science professor and cryptographer living in Baltimore, Maryland, who...
crying newborn baby in swaddle, parenting tips
crying newborn baby in swaddle, parenting tips

23 Totally Insane Things Parents Let Their Kids Do

Ask a hundred parents about their philosophy when it comes to raising their little ones...
jessica gentry kindergarten teacher rant
jessica gentry kindergarten teacher rant

A Teacher's Shocking Reasons For Leaving Her Job After 12 Years

In mid-June, Jessica Gentry, 34, a former teacher at Stone Spring Elementary in Harrisonburg, Virginia,...
foliage in montpelier vermont
foliage in montpelier vermont

The Best City in Every State for Empty Nesters

For any parent, it’s bittersweet: Your kids are officially out of the house, leaving you...
men are lobbying for more changing tables in men's bathrooms
men are lobbying for more changing tables in men's bathrooms

How One Dad Is Fighting For Men’s Room Changing Tables

Given that taking care of a baby is still largely viewed as a woman’s job,...
Closeup of pregnant teen belly with cropped shirt and pink sweater, what it's like being a teen mom
Closeup of pregnant teen belly with cropped shirt and pink sweater, what it's like being a teen mom

I Had a Kid in High School. Here’s How it Changed My Whole Life.

When my daughter was a year-and-a-half old, she was admitted to the hospital on New...