Whether you're still working from home, or have gone back to your place of employment, work-life balance can be difficult to find as busy parents. The juggle was always real, but now it feels really difficult to keep up. So, it's probabl…
This is a sponsored post on behalf of MEL Science. If you're looking for a great holiday gift that will get your kids excited about science in a fun and engaging way, while also giving you a great activity to do together each month, MEL …
This is a sponsored post on behalf of mineditionUS We're only now coming to understand how to help our kids process the hardship and loss they've experienced these past couple of years. We've always turned to children's books as a tool f…
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Panasonic As new parents, a baby monitor can give you some much-needed peace of mind, when you need it most. That's why the Panasonic Extra Long-Range Video Baby Monitor is such an amazing essential …
This is a sponsored post on behalf of mineditionUS Give the gift of reading and togetherness this holiday season, and well, any day of the year, with the board books from mineditionUS/Astra Books for Young Readers. They've been carefully…
Since custom photo books are among our very favorite gifts for the holidays , for Mother's Day, Father's Day, and even for teacher gifts and gifts for favorite sitters, we've put together a helpful comparison of our top picks. For years,…
Each year we share the best Black Friday deals online to help you manage your time, your budget, and get back to family faster. This year is no different, as we share the best Black Friday deals 2021 from big stores and brands along with…
This is a sponsored message from Night Zookeeper Over the past couple of years, parents have really seen the value of educational apps and websites to help engage our kids in core subjects. If their excitement for reading and writing cou…
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Diwali. Being the light we share. Guest contributor: Nirasha Kumar Growing up as a minority in South Africa, living under an Apartheid regime, I was forced to live only with people who looked like me, That meant that for me, the spirit o…
As a full-time religious studies professor for the past fifteen years, I’ve lost track of how many fellow parents have asked for recommendations when their kids started asking questions about religion. While evangelical Christians and ot…
In addition to the hilarious bad parenting advice we once received, and the advice we wish we knew when our kids were babies , we're so grateful to be able to share some of the best advice from some of the most wonderful, caring, helpful…
This is a sponsored message on behalf of ECOVACS In our own pretty vast experience with robotic vacuum cleaners, we can say with certainty that not they are not created equal. So, if you're looking for a one-stop robot that mops and vacu…
There's so much we wish we had known when our kids were babies, and we were stressed, anxious, or just entirely clueless. All normal feelings when you're juggling a new baby or toddler! But hey, maybe we can help you out a little here. S…
If you stand by the old "no white after Labor Day" fashion imperative, we want to point you to this fantastic post with 9 cool DIY sneaker makeover ideas to help you -- or your kids -- turn those plain white shoes into something that loo…
This is a sponsored message from Beam If there's one thing parents can unify around it's that we could all use a lot more sleep . (Well, we all pretty unanimously like Ted Lasso too. But that's another story.) The one issue: It's hard! O…
With the final unofficial days of summer so close (wah!), we've got one more long weekend to milk the most out of the late sunsets with the family. So we're bringing back this post from a few years back, when our editor Liz offered up 10…
We are pleased to present this sponsored message on behalf of Cerebral We all know that we've been through a lot this past year. The need for affordable, accessible mental health treatment has grown immensely, and finally someone is doin…
We've heard the buzz about having a Hot Girl Summer, and we're totally on board for living your best life this summer (and well, all the time). But as moms, we can't just toss a bathing suit on, pack a cooler, and head to the beach on ou…
The number of innovative baby products today that make us say, where was that when I had a baby?! seems to be growing by the second. And now there's a genius new baby bottle that answers every concern we had (and even wrote about here) w…
We love the idea of gifts that keep on giving, long after the celebration is over, which is why we're so fond of photo gifts for Father's Day. Sure, it's not golf t-shirt or pair of cufflinks (no offense to either, of course), but we thi…
Even though we're starting to dip our toe in a bit of normalcy these days - with kids in school and the world opening up a bit more - the idea of getting a little respite from the daily grind still sounds magical. We've all done our best…
With my almost 17-year old graduating from high school this summer (WHAT?), I've been spending a lot of time thinking about the things she needs to know before she leaves. Suddenly, I've got an urgency to make sure she remembers how to b…
