Taking care of yourself shouldn't be one more thing you have to juggle. With Klarity , access to quality healthcare providers is as easy as ordering groceries online, so you can finally move your health up the list without the hidden str…
While this is not a political site per se, we have never shied away from sharing the causes, concerns and values that are dear to us as parents and as humans. And so I would be remiss if I didn't write about unnecessary gun violence and …
Next up in our Insider's Guide to College Admissions podcast series , a question we've been getting more and more from both parents and prospective students: How to know whether a college environment will be a safe place for you physical…
There are certainly plenty of mindfulness books for children out there. But I have to be honest, many of the recent titles my own kids see at a bookstore or the the library make them ask, "ugh, is that one of those… mindfulness books?” A…
Among the most popular Mother's Day gifts now and forever are self-care gifts for moms. (And grandmas and stepmoms of course.) We are all increasingly aware that moms are working harder and longer than ever before , often juggling paid w…
You know how much we love gifts that give back , and I was thrilled to find one more in the new Happy Jack x Kenneth Cole capsule collection . Our posts may contain affiliate links and some purchases generate a small commission to suppor…
There are so many wonderful veterans charities that could really use our support right now for all they do. From scholarship funds for families of fallen soldiers, to support just for women veterans, to service dog training or the constr…
When I started keeping a gratitude journal with my daughter a few years back, I was struck by her comment one night at bedtime: "Doing this makes me so happy." All the research I've seen seems to support her reaction; keeping lists of th…
With my oldest heading off to college this fall, I've been thinking about all the things kids should know before leaving home. And it's a lot. In fact I've found myself in a sort of panic mode wondering whether she knows some basics to h…
I've entered the parenting stage that involves a lot more talking about the important issues in my kids' lives -- and in the world around them. Which is why we're sharing these tips for hard talks to have with your kids. There's somethin…
There is so much good reporting these days, so many good op-eds, so many independent journalists and bloggers and substacks worth reading these days and I thought I'd share a few of the articles I've really found fascinating lately. I te…
We first started this site with the mission of discovering cool things -- particularly from small businesses and women-run companies -- and share them with you all. While we've become popular for our gift guides to suit every budget, our…
To say that I am furious about an activist Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade (held up in 1992 in Planned Parenthood vs Casey) and thereby overturning 50 years of constitutionally protected rights to reproductive healthcare -- well, th…
Another day, another mass shooting. And I'm not being flip. This week it's the unfathomably awful shooting at Robb Roy Elementary in Uvalde Texas . Just last week it was a supermarket in Buffalo, New York . This just adds to the already …
There's a lot of inspirational quote jewelry out here. And it's lovely -- but this is definitely not that. Instead, Presently has created a truly meaningful collection of bracelets, each engraved with mantras derived from actual cognitiv…
We were actually surprised to realize that that we hadn't yet put together a list for parents of children's books about anxiety. Considering how many other topics that children's books have helped us with -- from books about neurodiversi…
This is a sponsored post on behalf of the Breathwrk app As we (ahem, parents) come up two years since the beginning of Covid , things are still tough. The stress, the anxiety, the uncertainty, the Groundhog Day every day feeling... it's …
Over the last 24 hours, this pandemic has caught up to me . I'd been doing pretty well, navigating cyber school with my kids last year along with work adjustments and managing my mental health through it all. But this back to school seas…
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Watching President Biden describe some of the details of his American Families Plan this week -- well, it's made me emotional. It's so much of what we've hoped for. And frankly, so much of what our own parents and even grandparents have …
Today on International Women's Day, I'm feeling more hopeful than I have been for a while. For the past four years, it's been rough, and now here we are, with our first ever woman elected into the White House , hope for some important ne…
Considering this is a site dedicated to mothers and parenting, I would not be surprised to learn that you were one of the thousands (millions?) who read The Primal Scream interactive series on the New York Times this week. Compiled by Je…
Anxiety had already been a concern for many of our kids before the Covid pandemic hit, and as we all know, the current situation isn't helping. All of us are having to navigate an entirely new way of life right now, and it can be particu…
As someone who was trained as a creative arts therapist, and has been in therapy myself for many years, I fully understand the value of counseling. Particularly during those extremely difficult teen years. I also know how challenging it …