parenting

After hitting a mom-guilt tipping point, Tracy took a hard look at her priorities and found a way to make it all work.

The #NoPhoneFamilyDay program wants parents to dock their devices and spend the day face-to-face with their family.

Quite often my almost four-year-old son and I wrestle. Not Hulk Hogan style—he’s three after all—really it’s more like I wait on the couch while he takes a running leap at me and then tries to pin me down. We tussle, we often snuggle (But not too much mommy! Remember we’re wrestling!) and tickles are involved. And while I like this little routine we have, it turns out it’s also making me a happier mama.

How to get your kids to tidy up, including ways to make chores fun for kids. (Yes, it's possible!)

I veer between young adulthood, middle school and toddlerdom. Or, rather, between the Jaded Old Dad Era, the Dad-in-the-Thick-of-It Era and the Blissful New Dad Era.