A list of things to do so the elf keeps busy while you slowly regret starting this tradition. Pre-plan props: Gather small items like candy, flour, or tape in one box to save your sanity during ...

When your baby starts eating real solid food (not just mush), feeding time can get pretty interesting. With so many new textures and flavors to explore, you never know what their reaction is going to ...

How Do You Recognise Low Self-Esteem? In order to help children and teenagers improve their confidence, we must first understand how to recognise the signs of low self-esteem. If you notice some of ...

Names associated with the ocean (or water in general) hold a special place in my heart. One of my friends who lives with his family out in California lives near the ocean, and all of them have names ...

Hands down, books are my absolute favorite baby gift. The best Christmas gifts for babies? Also books! There's something so special and intimate about passing along a special board book that you read, ...

No matter how many kids you have, the experience with each new baby is a different one — but there's a stark difference between navigating life with twins vs. a singleton. Twins can be a real ...

The list of fun things you can do with kids is quite extensive due to the fact that younger kids are often content to do just about anything with someone they care about. Despite this, coming up with ...

Naming your child after a desert can be a creative way to come up with unique baby names that are not so common. It's quite the thing these days to choose a name that stands out from all the rest—so, ...

Pregnancy tests are designed to determine whether or not a woman is pregnant by detecting specific levels found in blood and urine. While this may seem straightforward, not all pregnancy tests are of ...

Sometimes you just have to laugh. This mom is so right. The truth is that kids are endlessly entertaining, it's just that we're often too stressed out to notice. Instead of getting angry that her ...

Parenting is undoubtedly the most difficult undertaking on the planet. Providing sustenance to and being responsible for little human beings can be a draining task that comes without much instruction.

Teaching a preschooler to read was never in my parenting blueprint (not that I had one!). And no kindergarten readiness checklist includes this skill. But there I was, chatting with peers at ...