Parenting and Advice
Tween
I Let My 9-Year-Old Read The Ocean at the End of the Lane and Other Parenting Confessions
When my husband announced that he’d given our eldest daughter The Ocean at the End of the Lane, I thought okay. He knows what he’s doing. Then I read the book. And I felt rather guilty indeed.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
7 of the Best Children's Books About Divorce and Separation
Children's books about divorce or separation can be a helpful tool to help kids make sense of what's happening, process and talk about their feelings.
Just For Fun
Grown-Up Reads
The 5 Most Disastrous Parents...in Fiction
As much as I try to be a good mother, the parents I like reading about are usually disastrously bad. Here are my top five worst fictional parents for when you feel like laughing — or crying.
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice
Stop Fighting, Kids! Everyday Activities That Help Siblings Get Along
What types of activities promote sibling bonding? Almost any kind, as long as they meet these three criteria.
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice
How Being a Parent Changed Reading for Me
I am an introvert by nature, and I value my alone time and my quiet time — growing up, reading afforded me both. But my relationship with books and reading changed when I had my twins.
Grown-Up Reads
How Mama Got Her Groove Back — Through Books
I asked some fellow parents what they read to reinvigorate, fill the soul, or just pull them up and out of the weeds of parenting.
Just For Fun
Help! ‘Free-Range Kid’ Epidemic Is Spreading to Picture Books
Where are their parents!? Child Protective Services needs to take a look at the parents of these "free-range" kids' book characters!
Tips & Advice
Why I Help My Child with Writing Assignments (But You Shouldn’t)
As parents, should we be helping our kids with school reading and writing assignments? The answer isn't always so clear-cut, at least it isn't for me.
Baby & Toddler
The Very Personal Story Behind Melissa Marr’s Bunny Roo, I Love You
Author Melissa Marr shares the life-changing experience that inspired her to write her latest book.
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice
Score an Easy Parenting Win: Read to Your Kids
Reading to your kids is a win-win-win. It's easy, it's educational, and it doesn't require parents to pretend-play or even move their tired bodies.
Grown-Up Reads
Tiger Mom and Beyond: A Field Guide to Animal Parenting Styles
In an effort to understand modern parenting, experts have looked to the animal kingdom. Here are four of the most popular spirit animals for parents.
Grown-Up Reads
These Are Not Your Typical Parenting Books
It turns out many parents find inspiration in the most unexpected of literary places.
