Skip to Main Content (Press Enter)

Parenting and Advice

Pre-K

Growing Reader

Tween

7 of the Best Children's Books About Divorce and Separation

Children's books about divorce or separation can be a helpful tool to help kids make sense of what's happening, process and talk about their feelings.

Read More

Just For Fun

Grown-Up Reads

The 5 Most Disastrous Parents...in Fiction

As much as I try to be a good mother, the parents I like reading about are usually disastrously bad. Here are my top five worst fictional parents for when you feel like laughing — or crying.

Read More

Grown-Up Reads

Tips & Advice

Stop Fighting, Kids! Everyday Activities That Help Siblings Get Along

What types of activities promote sibling bonding? Almost any kind, as long as they meet these three criteria.

Read More

Grown-Up Reads

Tips & Advice

How Being a Parent Changed Reading for Me

I am an introvert by nature, and I value my alone time and my quiet time — growing up, reading afforded me both. But my relationship with books and reading changed when I had my twins.

Read More

Grown-Up Reads

How Mama Got Her Groove Back — Through Books

I asked some fellow parents what they read to reinvigorate, fill the soul, or just pull them up and out of the weeds of parenting.

Read More

Just For Fun

Help! ‘Free-Range Kid’ Epidemic Is Spreading to Picture Books

Where are their parents!? Child Protective Services needs to take a look at the parents of these "free-range" kids' book characters!

Read More

Tips & Advice

Why I Help My Child with Writing Assignments (But You Shouldn’t)

As parents, should we be helping our kids with school reading and writing assignments? The answer isn't always so clear-cut, at least it isn't for me.

Read More

Baby & Toddler

The Very Personal Story Behind Melissa Marr’s Bunny Roo, I Love You

Author Melissa Marr shares the life-changing experience that inspired her to write her latest book.

Read More

Grown-Up Reads

Tips & Advice

Score an Easy Parenting Win: Read to Your Kids

Reading to your kids is a win-win-win. It's easy, it's educational, and it doesn't require parents to pretend-play or even move their tired bodies.

Read More

Grown-Up Reads

Tiger Mom and Beyond: A Field Guide to Animal Parenting Styles

In an effort to understand modern parenting, experts have looked to the animal kingdom. Here are four of the most popular spirit animals for parents.

Read More

Grown-Up Reads

These Are Not Your Typical Parenting Books

It turns out many parents find inspiration in the most unexpected of literary places.

Read More

Grown-Up Reads

The (Totally Unofficial) Thinking Mom’s Guide to the Blogosphere

Blessed are the websites that get you through the day. Herewith, some favorites from around the web for busy moms.

Read More