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Glow Games, Gingerbread and a Preview to the Holiday Doldrums

Where we share new and noteworthy tidbits about kids, parenting, and everything else that makes our lives as parents so unique.

Adventures in Caregiving

4 Ways to Focus a Fidgety Child

Babysitting a child that has a difficulty focusing or never stops moving? Try these activities to keep your kids active, busy, and focused.

Parentopia

Arm Me with Harmony: Kid Safety in 7 Steps

Unless we keep our kids in a bubble, they are at risk every time they leave the house (and even while they’re in it). But there are things we can do to help keep them safer – and to give ourselves some comfort that we’re being proactive about helping mitigate the dangers of the world we live in.

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5 DIY Father’s Day Gifts That Will Melt Any Dad’s Heart

They say it’s the thought that counts – and that is never more true than when kids make a homemade gift for their dad. There’s really no way to go wrong – with these or any other idea you might come up with. And if you happen to have a little fun in the making, well that’s a bonus!

Parentopia

Me Time and We Time

Last night, I asked my daughter what she wanted to do this weekend. She did not suggest museums, or libraries, or swimming, or even going to the zoo. She said, “Let’s stay home and play house.” That’s when I realized that even the kid-focused activities in my QT arsenal still involve multitasking.

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Teaching Kids How to Fail

As parents, we bear daily witness to our children’s small failures and the role those failures play in helping them learn and grow. You can’t learn to toddle without learning to topple. With each careening step, our little ones are learning balance.

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3 Surprising Lessons for My Daughters I Learned from Krav Maga

Everyone who knows me has heard me say that krav maga has changed my life. Not only is it an incredibly accessible form of self-defense training, but it’s the most intellectually engaging

Parentopia

Why Valentine's Day Matters to Moms

At the end of the day, Valentine’s Day is a holiday to celebrate, coincidentally, everything we voluntarily give up to become moms: free time, spontaneous affection, and validation.

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7 Ways to Distract Your Kids While You’re on a Conference Call

Nothing gets kids’ attention – or inspires them to demand yours – like hearing their parents talking to someone other than them.

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5 Ways Moms Are Like Superheroes

I’m a mom who happens to also love comics – and, of course, the recent proliferation of movies and TV shows based on comics – and it recently occurred to me that real-life moms share just about all the major traits that define the genre.

Parentopia

Mommy for Congress

Politics. Like so many things that are important to me, the question arises: When is the right time to start putting this material in front of my kids?

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Pick a Lane: 3 Tips for Managing the Work/Kids/Life Context Switch

I call it the third shift. It’s the period after my kids are in bed, when I get back online to start the third “half” of my day. The third shift can

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Why We Built Nanno

Here’s something that frustrates me: Whenever anyone is talking about the gig economy, or the proliferation of on-demand platforms, they inevitably include a list of all the things you can now get