Five tips to keep your kids cool in a heatwave
Temperatures are set to rise over the next few days, and children can be…
My kids rarely get screen time. ‘Toy Story 5’ reinforced why.
Editor's note: There are spoilers for "Toy Story 5" in this article.When I first…
My kids go to day camp during our summer vacation. It gives me time to relax and have fun outside being a parent.
For the past three summers, my friends and I have driven our families to…
My 5 kids are adults. I still feel like I’m supposed to help them and struggle to ask for anything I need.
When it arrived, I struggled to put it together on my own.I'm not very…
My kids don’t want to hear about my successes, but they absolutely love hearing about my failures
For a long time, I thought I was doing what parents are supposed to…
We take turns hosting kids-only dinners with our neighbors. It gave my kids the closest thing to an extended family they’ve had.
When I first suggested a "kids' dinner" with our upstairs neighbor, I was mainly…
‘It’s all they’re talking about’: Scotland gripped by World Cup fever
PA Media Seconds after Kenny McLean's shot from the halfway line hit the back…
I played in the World Cup for Team USA — then I had kids and it changed my definition of success
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Maurice Edu, analyst with Major…
I love hosting pool parties, but it’s expensive. 1 rule keeps me from going broke over summer.
Seven years ago, we finally made our family's dream of having a pool in…
We moved from Kansas City to Thailand with 3 kids. We spend less time rushing and more time together.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Clea Barry, 44, an interior…
Apple puts parents back in control of kids’ iPhone use
At its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple introduced a host of tools designed to put…
I banned smartphones for my 4 kids. They became obsessed with Walkmans instead.
Ali Hynek is a 45-year-old mom of four in Utah whose children had been…
I gave my daughter a ‘Yes Day’ for her birthday. It became a parenting lesson for both of us.
I gave my daughter a "Yes Day" for her 7th birthday.The experience showed me…
I refuse to entertain my children all weekend. I’m a single mom with responsibilities, not a cruise director.
It often feels like my kids can't handle being bored.I'm a single mom, I…
Kelly Rowland says 1 piece of parenting advice helped her create clear and easy boundaries for her kids
Kelly Rowland shared parenting advice she wished she'd heard sooner.Rowland said that being quick…
I’m raising 2 kids abroad while managing my 80-year-old mom’s care back home. I can’t be in both places.
Nicola Prentis is a single mom raising her kids in Spain.These days, she juggles…
