When my kids were little and before we moved to the ’burbs, the Museum of Natural History on Manhattan’s Upper West Side was our home away from home. We were lucky. We lived just nine blocks from the museum, and we went there when it was too rainy, too cold, too hot, or just too […]
9 Mom Fails That Are Actually Mom Wins
It says a lot about the state of modern parenting when it’s hard to get to the end of the day without feeling like you failed at something. And while we all laugh at mom-fail memes in the light of day, even the most minor mom fails have a way of feeling enormous and all-consuming […]
They’re Not Ready Until They’re Ready
It sounds like something you’d get in a fortune cookie, but it’s my lesson of the week: They’re not ready until they’re ready. I guess this could hold true for all of us at any time—like when we finally stopped dating jerks and opened ourselves to finding a good guy or when we truly commit […]
Toddlers: Why Being Naughty Isn’t Naughty at All
OK, let me clarify that: It totally is naughty in the moment and it can be so freaking hard and frustrating and potentially embarrassing…but it might not be happening for the reason you think. The thing is, kids are rarely naughty for the sake of being naughty. They’re learning. Sometimes they’re pushing boundaries to find out where […]
The Magic That Happens When We’re Not Around
Motherhood can be magical when it’s not making us completely insane. We get to experience the sweetest moments that make us remember just how worthwhile it is: the world’s best snuggles, the gooey toddler kisses, that spark when our little one understands something new, those shared confidences in the dark before bedtime, the belief that […]
Why Toddlers Are the Smartest People on the Planet
Their manners may be lacking. They may think dog food is a tasty snack. And they may not know how to wipe their own butts. But toddlers know a thing or two about the way the world works. OK, they don’t, but they get by pretty darn well with a combination of instinct and […]
15 Ways to Protect Our Kids from Sexual Assault—and Change the World
Parenting is…a lot. The first time you look at your newborn, you realize the magnitude of it. It is wonderful and amazing, and your heart feels like it’s literally going to explode. And shortly thereafter, the terror sets in—terror about everything from worrying whether they’re getting enough milk to whether or not something you do […]
RIP Nap Time—I’ll Miss You
The good things in life never last. Sometimes it seems like the more amazing they are, the more fleeting they are. You do your best to enjoy them, but (to bring in another cliché), you never truly know what you’ve got till it’s gone. That’s why, with a heavy heart, I’m taking a moment to […]
A Big, Fat Kiddie Reminder: You Never Know Until You Ask
Kids: They’re not like us. At all. Oh, sure, they look and sound like funny, little versions of us, but make no mistake about it—they are very, very different. Kids don’t think like us. We marvel at the way that they look at the world in so many ways, but we forget that their unique […]
The Secret About Co-Sleeping That I Don’t Tell Anyone
If you ask me point-blank if I co-sleep, I’ll say no. Because I don’t—or rather, I never intentionally do it. It just sort of happens in the middle of the night. So, in my mind, I don’t co-sleep in the typical sense of the word. No, my toddler goes to bed in her own […]
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