Spending quality time with your family is essential to strengthen your bonds. Children need everyday bonding activities with their parents and siblings to develop skills and values that they will need to grow as happy and healthy adults. What’s important is that everyone has fun and creates good memories to look back on. If you’re out of ideas for your next family bonding time, here 10 indoor and outdoor fun and budget-friendly activities to try.
Read MoreWith wisdom, age and every successive baby, most women learn that they cannot try to do everything at the same time. There are simply too many tasks in work and home that make them feel more stressful.
Read MoreWhen together, my husband and I have always been treated differently. Even in the diverse metropolitan city of New York. My husband, a Bronxite of Puerto rican and Cuban descent looks a bit different from me. Sometimes he is mistaken for Middle Eastern. A few years ago, after landing in Puerto Rico...
Read MoreAs a parent, when you are researching a trampoline for your kids, your first consideration is going to be safety. That means first and foremost you will want to find out about the safest trampoline available in...
Read MoreNothing is more frustrating than trying to keep your house clean when your kids are working against you. And young kids can be messy! However, young kids can also be trained. You have an opportunity, right now, to help build the lifelong habits that will help your kids live a tidy lifestyle from the beginning.
Read MoreNavigating the chaos of the holidays doesn’t have to be a solo endeavor. The holidays are supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but they can also be the most stressful times of the year...
Read MoreThese days it’s not enough to “just” be a parent. A lot of parents are trying to be “mindful” parents. To be a mindful parent, you have to be present. This means doing...
Read MoreBabywearing is an instinctive parenting style where a baby is held close to the parent in a sling or pouch for a substantial part of the day. It allows a busy parent the freedom to continue...
Read MoreOn my website WrapYourBaby, I sell eight popular and wonderful brands of baby wrap that offer a tremendous variety of length, color, weight, texture, fiber, and weave. EllaRoo and Bali Breeze are...
Read MoreSo many are accustomed to keeping their phones at an arms' reach away, and that behavior is having a profound effect on their kids.
Read MoreWant to jumpstart your preschoolers’ academic and social skills — while also having fun? It’s simple: Make story time a regular routine in your home.
Read MoreNetflix on Tuesday announced that it would offer something completely unheard of in the corporate world: unlimited parental leave for the first year of a child's life.
Read MoreSurprise: It’s a boy! Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt has welcomed her second child with her husband, actor Brian Hallisay.
Read MoreImagine this: Your sister just gave birth, and even though she knows the gender of the baby, she's keeping that key info secret from everyone else. Intentionally.
Read MoreWe have all heard the phrase: “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” April 22 is the annual Earth Day and a great time to teach kids its importance. In reality, many of us know the basics of how to conserve the environment and have...
Read MoreDiscovering your baby's gender is one of the most anticipated parts of pregnancy. For Cher Lair, a mother of six boys who's pregnant with her seventh child, cutting into....
Read MoreEaster's just around the corner, and while you could make a no-frills throwaway basket festive by filling it with goodies, we love the idea of investing in a special container that your tots can use year after year.
Read MoreKraft has just issued a voluntary recall of 242,000 cases of its Macaroni & Cheese Dinner because some boxes may contain small pieces of metal — yikes! The recalled product includes the 7.25-ounce box of the original flavor of....
Read MoreSo how do books stack up to screens in the battle over children’s free time? It’s a close call, according to Scholastic’s latest Kids & Family Reading Report, but there’s definitely hope for the written word. First, the bad news: The number of kids ages six to 17 who frequently read books for fun is lower.....
Read MoreOne family's effort to keep relatives updated about their newborn son's growth is benefiting all of us — with cuteness! Amelia and Matt Bookman of the insanely popular Bon Appétempt gourmet cooking site live in Los Angeles, but Matt's father lives in Pittsburgh.
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