Inside: Stop asking your kid “How was your day?” because it doesn’t work anyway. Here are the best questions for kids that will actually foster a fun conversation. Every evening at the dinner table, my husband and I used to fall into this age-old parenting trap. “How was your day?” “Fine.” “What did you learn…
Inside: Nurture a strong mother-daughter bond with this epic list of mother-daughter date ideas, featuring fun mother-daughter activities for every budget. With four kids in our family, our daily responsibilities as parents take up most of our free time. It starts from the minute we wake up, when my husband and I start planning out…
Inside: When it comes to raising smart kids who are kind, you need this powerful but simple habit. It’s completely free, it takes just 10 or 15 minutes a day, and anyone can do it. As parents, we have big dreams for our kids. We want them to be smart so they can go after…
Inside: If your little one could explain what’s going on inside her toddler brain, this is what she’d tell you. Get ready because this peek inside the mind of a toddler will turn you into a bona fide toddler whisperer. It’s a proven scientific fact that a toddler will engage you in approximately 57 billion…
Inside: These are the best growth mindset posters because they help kids internalize the crucial message that putting in effort is how you grow your brain. A few weeks ago, my 4-year-old Bailey was sitting at the breakfast table with a stack of paper, a stencil, and a bunch of colored pencils when she said…
Inside: At the age of 31, with two boys to raise, with a nursing career, and in the middle of training for a half marathon, a stroke was not on my agenda. But this is what it taught me about how to love your children. Within three months, my world turned upside down. I’d had…