Parenting and Advice
Tips & Advice
How to Help Kids Find Joy in Cooking? Hand Them a Book.
Alana Chernila, author of The Homemade Kitchen, shares one way to help kids find joy and satisfaction in the kitchen: Give them a cookbook, and let the pages do the work.
Grown-Up Reads
7 Keepsake Journals That Busy Moms Will Actually Use
We rounded up some awesome journals to help busy parents quickly reflect on day-to-day life, record milestones, and preserve memories for their kids.
Baby & Toddler
Why 30 Million Words Are Critical to Your Child’s Future Success
We talked to Professor Dana Suskind, MD, founder of the Thirty Million Words Initiative, to find out how something as simple as talking is linked to lifelong success.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Money Talks: Literary Lessons on Money, Gratitude, and Responsibility for Little Ones
Here are some excellent books that you can share with your kids to help you talk about the sometimes tricky topic of money.
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice
5 Reasons Why Back to School Is Awesome for Parents
Jason Gay, author of the upcoming book Little Victories: Perfect Rules for Imperfect Living, shares five reasons parents should rejoice that their kids are back in school.
Grown-Up Reads
Why Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Is the Greatest Book About Parenting Ever Written
Brightly contributor Tom Burns makes the case for why Frankenstein is the single best book about parenting you'll ever read.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
How to Start Reading Chapter Books With Your Preschooler or Kindergartner
Reading a chapter book is really different from reading a picture book. Here are a few helpful tips for developing the skills to engage with a longer book.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
How to Talk to Kids About Race: Books and Resources That Can Help
Sharing stories can be a powerful tool for talking about the complex realities of race, particularly in trying times. Here are a few resources and books to help foster conversation, empathy, and understanding with the young people in your lives.
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
What To Do If Your Child Is Interested in Books With Adult Themes
What can you do when kids get curious about books that seem too mature or that don’t jibe with your values? We asked some parents and experts for advice.
Baby & Toddler
5 Gorgeous Quotes About Parenthood from Bunny Roo, I Love You
Each of these gorgeous illustrations from Bunny Roo, I Love You will make you think of your babies, whether they’re a few months old or now have babies of their own.
Baby & Toddler
Easy Activities That Help Babies Grow Up Smart
Stephen Camarata, Ph.D. shares some simple, fun activities that can help parents raise smarter, happier, and healthier babies.
Tween
Teen
Why Txtng Is OK for Kids ☺
You’ve likely heard that texting is destroying our children’s ability to communicate. But what if texting is enhancing the language rather than destroying it?
