My teenage son was about to miss a school deadline. We'd spent the past few days mapping out a plan: breaking down the project into manageable pieces, setting reminders, checking in here and there.
Boom. The minute you become a parent, the pressure is on. For perhaps the first time in your life, you feel that you need to do everything right. The fear of making a mistake has never been so ...
(NEXSTAR) – The days of families being supported by only one working parent are far behind us as a country. It has officially become the norm for the majority of U.S. families to have both parents ...
I assumed being a mom would be like a 'second shift,' but underestimated the mental and emotional labor. There's no downtime ...
Once I got the hang of parenting little kids, my kids turned into teens. It's a confusing time for parents of teens and teens themselves. Things constantly change, and sometimes I'm a parent, and ...
Parents who care more about their children's well-being than being liked often get a bad rap. Parenting is a team sport, but it doesn’t always work out that way, and there are some specific things ...
Since becoming a parent, one of my favorite domestic tasks is taking out the bins on trash night. Not only are the blast of fresh air, the sudden darkness and the sigh of suburban quiet a welcome ...
Anastasia Espinal (Lana 4, Ethan 7) As parents, our knee-jerk reaction is to jump in and help kids when they’re faced with an issue or hardship. But allowing kids the space to solve their own problems ...