Family

Teen

Going Beyond ‘I Don’t Know’: 3 Tips for Having Honest Conversations with Your Teenager

"Internet-famous" celebrity, author, and teen go-to Jeffrey Marsh has some advice for parents who are having trouble connecting with their kids.

Pre-K

Growing Reader

Tween

Teen

Where We Come From: Books and Activities to Help Capture Your Family History

If you're looking for ways to get your kids interested in learning about and participating in your family history, try these books and activities.

Tips & Advice

Let’s Get Creative! 10 Tips to Find Fun and Inspiration as a Family

If you want to create, connect, and have fun as a family, here are ten simple ideas to help you get the most out of creative family time.

Grown-Up Reads

Tips & Advice

You Deserve a Vacation, Too: What to Do If Your Kid Is a Terrible Traveler

It is actually possible to take a fantastic family trip — and if you are lucky enough to have the time and the resources to travel with your kid, you totally should. However, you should read this first.

Tips & Advice

All Work and No Play? Easy Ways to Add More Fun to the Everyday

It turns out fun is not folly — it’s actually the rich stuff that holds us all together. As the old saying goes: Families who play together, stay together.

Pre-K

Growing Reader

Tween

New Braille Books Help Visually Impaired Kids Connect with the World

Earlier this year, DK — a publisher known for its highly visual books for kids — launched a braille series for both visually impaired and sighted readers.

Pre-K

Growing Reader

7 Picture Books for Children Moving to a New Home

A few picture books go a long way to opening a discussion and helping children know what to expect before the big moving day.

Just For Fun

How Visiting My Local Library Makes Me a Better Parent

I can sometimes be an impatient, scatterbrained, distracted parent. But when I'm at the library with my children, I feel certain I’m getting this one thing right.

Growing Reader

Tween

A Grandmother’s Gift: A Q&A with Sharon M. Draper

We chatted with Sharon M. Draper, author of Stella by Starlight, about her inspiration for the book, her writing challenges, loving family, and good food.