Parenting and Advice
Grown-Up Reads
Why Raising a Screen-Smart Kid Isn’t a Perfect Science
What can we, as parents, do now that screens have taken over our family lives? Julianna Miner, author of Raising a Screen-Smart Kid, shares some insights on how to avoid the bad and take advantage of the good in our constantly connected world.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Tips for Helping Reluctant Sharers
Jennifer Hansen Rolli, author of the picture book about sharing "Just for Me," provides tips and tricks for encouraging your little ones to share — and feel good about it!
Grown-Up Reads
Reviving Ophelia All Over Again
Authors Dr. Mary Pipher and Sara Pipher Gilliam have updated the classic book about adolescent girls to reflect the ever-changing world in which we live.
All Ages
Booktalk: How to Foster a Love of Reading in Your Children
One often-overlooked way to spark and kindle a love of reading in children is through booktalk. Sharing the experiences that move us and change us — such as reading a good story — gives them added importance.
Tween
Confidence Over Competence: Empowering Girls to Love Math
Could the “math gap” between girls and boys be more about confidence than competence? Math teacher-turned-author Jennifer Swender wants girls to see math as a challenge to overcome rather than a standard of perfection to achieve.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Why Reading Childhood Favorites to Your Kids Is Honestly the Best
See why reading your favorite childhood story to your kids can be a great way to connect with them and your younger self!
Grown-Up Reads
The Cult of the Head Start: An Argument for Letting Kids Dabble
In this excerpt from Range, David Epstein shares how parents who encourage their children to try a myriad of different interests are more likely to succeed, versus the “Tiger parent” method of specializing early.
Tips & Advice
How to Create Age-Appropriate Speed Bumps for Your Voracious Reader
Some kids want to zoom ahead and read books they may not be ready for — either developmentally or emotionally. Here's how to slow them down while still keeping them engaged.
Grown-Up Reads
Hands Held: The Lifesaving Value of Talking About Mental Health
I thought illnesses like mine were something you couldn’t, shouldn’t, mustn’t talk about. But that’s simply untrue. I discovered that when you talk about these things, a whole community of people is waiting to support you.
Tween
Teen
How To Talk to Kids About Social Media and Self-Respect
While the aggravation, envy, and self-doubt that come from scrolling through "influencer" feeds may seem harmless, it can actually be damaging, especially to younger people.
Grown-Up Reads
Slow Down, Momma: A Note of Encouragement for Busy Moms
As mothers, how do we find space in the middle of all the madness to pause and practice the art of steadying our minds? To start: do what you can where you are.
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice
6 Ways to Model Healthy Phone Habits for Your Kids
As parents, we worry a lot about our children’s potential smartphone addiction, but what about our own? Here are six techniques that will help you be more present with your children — and your life.
