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Her First Slumber Party
A girl's first slumber party is a rite of passage because it means your daughter is mature enough to host friends for an entire evening. However, you must plan appropriate entertainment and...
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Sleepovers… Should You or Shouldn’t You?
It’s the age-old question, but like most things in life, there simply isn’t one “right” way to do things when it comes to our kids. Sleepovers can be a fun “rite of childhood passage”. Personally, I...
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Sleepover Games for Kids
Photo Caption: Hide-and-seek in the dark makes the game more exciting.Photo Credit: Night image by Einar Bog from <a href="http://www.fotolia.com">Fotolia.com</a> Sleepover games make the...
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Sleepover Party Birthday Ideas
Photo Caption: Plan a fun sleepover birthday party.Photo Credit: party cup ctreamers and party banners image by Warren Millar from <a href="http://www.fotolia.com">Fotolia.com</a> Attending...
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Ice Breaker Games for Kids
Photo Caption: Icebreakers can get the party started.Photo Credit: party cup ctreamers and party banners image by Warren Millar from <a href='http://www.fotolia.com'>Fotolia.com</a> When...
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Fun Sleepover Games for Kids
Photo Caption: Cooking games have delicious results.Photo Credit: cupcakes image by Mat Hayward from <a href='http://www.fotolia.com'>Fotolia.com</a> Left to their own devices, children at...
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Natural Treatment for Social Anxiety in Kids
Photo Caption: Social anxiety can impact young children, school-age kids or teens.Photo Credit: Jupiterimages/Polka Dot/Getty ImagesSocial anxiety can be mild or severe, but it makes childhood and...
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Bullying and Beyond: Raising Safe Kids
Recently I attended a parenting talk by Joel Haber, author of Bullyproofing Your Child For Life. Most parenting seminars that I attend are not very well attended, but this one was packed. Why?...
View ArticleA Playdate Hangover
Before I had my daughter, I remember cringing every time I heard a parent say the word “playdate.” Like “silent birth” and “attachment parenting,” it sounded a little too new-wave and high...
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My Daughter is Convinced She's Multilingual
“A little girl and her family are coming to stay with the neighbors,” my mother-in-law announced to Ava. “She’s from another country and doesn’t speak English.”read more
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A Little Less Colorblind?
When my niece was a little girl, she and her grandmother took the bus downtown for an appointment. read more
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Sleepover Safety: What Parents Need to Ask Ahead of Time
"I’m embarrassed to ask this…what will they think of me?"This is what many parents told us when we talked about the importance of asking “safety questions” of another parent or friend before sending...
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Help - My Kid is Being Bullied!
This guest post was written by Jodee Blanco, author of THE PLEASE STOP LAUGHING AT ME…JOURNAL: A Safe Place for Us to Talkread more
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Getting Your Child to Sleep While on Vacation
Vacation. It’s a great time for families to experience new things and have fun adventures, but it can also wreak havoc on a child’s sleep routine. Sleeping in a new place is never easy and you can...
View ArticleMy Son: The Recess Rebel
Well, summer’s over and school has started. I’m back to waking up early, driving carpools, making lunches, helping with homework, and my all-time favorite, worrying about my kids’ social lives. read more
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The Benefits of Rough and Tumble Play
Mattel teamed up with children’s physical activity specialist Rae Pica, to talk about physical activity and the benefits of Rough and Tumble play. Pica shares that Rough and Tumble play is a positive...
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The Art of Not Parenting
There are lots of difficult things you have to figure out when you’re a parent. For example, how do you clean puke out of a shag carpet? What do you do with a pee-soaked mattress? Also, is it possible...
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Daddy Dating
Does your husband have any dad “boyfriends”? Did you ever wonder what it’s like for dads to start a relationship?For me, it turned out to be just like regular dating (at least how I remember it), and...
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The 3 C's of Bullying Prevention
First, the bad news. At some point in their school career, your child will probably be bullied. The good news? Getting a bully to leave you alone is a skill that can be taught. Even to children who are...
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Should Facebook Have a "Bully" Button?
Can you recall a time when you were bullied as a kid? I can. I clearly remember what it is like to be teased, shunned and physically overwhelmed by someone bigger and stronger than myself. It felt...
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Helicopter Mom to the Rescue: 5 Positive Actions to Stop Bullying
"If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges." - Pat Rileyread more
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When Mom Friends Fight, What Happens to Play Dates?
In grade school, we experienced the extreme highs and lows of friendship, and probably broke up with at least one friend as a result. Friend break-ups are tough at any age, and are certainly not...
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5 Celebrity Godparents
Since we don’t live in Neverland, fairy godmothers are hard to come by, but some lucky babies have the next best thing - a celebrity godparent to spoil them rotten!Here are five famous kids who have...
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Battling Girl Bullies
Another bullying suicide hit the news recently: a 12-year-old Florida girl, Rebecca Ann Sedwick, leapt to her death after enduring a year of cyber taunts and threats perpetrated by a group of...
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