Finding Mindfulness: The Path to Parenting in the Present

Everybody’s idea of calm is a little different. Perhaps yours looks like a peaceful vista of trees or sounds like a lovely, serene melody. Maybe you find that calm is a distant memory in a life full of lists and destinations.For today’s families, many therapists offer mindfulness training as a path.

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Top Parenting News Stories of 2012

Milk, it does a body good First, what's a year in parenting without some breastfeeding flaps, right? There was definitely a flap about this May TIME cover image, which showed a not-so-subtle picture of a very thirsty 3-year-old standing on a chair to get a snack from his model (yes, model) mom. L

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Ask the Parent Coach: Strategies to End the Nightly Homework Struggle

  Q: My son is 11 years old and is not interested in doing his homework. I don’t think he gets too much homework; it is just that he seems so resistant in doing it. He is doing “okay” in school; however, I feel like he is a bright boy who is not “applying” himself. What can I do to help him along

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Mortality: How Do You Talk to Kids About Death?

For Lindsay Fisher of Vancouver, Wash., talking about death is a part of life. Fisher works as a funeral director at her family’s funeral home, Evergreen Memorial Gardens, and often brings her sons, 5-year-old Jack and 2-year-old Will, to work. “Both boys have grown up with words like ‘died,’ ‘fune

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Learning to Lead: Raising Leaders for a Global World

Liam Kim of Bonney Lake is a leader in training: The 4-year-old has been directing others since he learned to talk. By the time Liam was 2, his mom, Shannon, noticed how easily and comfortably he took the lead around kids of all ages, from his older cousins to strangers at the zoo. “When we’re at th

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Six Tips for Boosting Kids' School Achievement (and Their Confidence)

Here is one of today’s little secrets: Tweens and teens can become dependent on parents to the point that they fear they can’t make the grade without parental help. Some well-meaning parents put their children’s papers into a word-processing program’s editing mode, and all the teen has to do is “acc

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The Family That Marches Together

Ever wonder about those parents who rally in the streets with a baby strapped to their chest? Have you thought about teaching your kids firsthand about civics and democracy but can't imagine how you would actually find the time, or patience, to haul them to a political protest or bill-signing? Whe

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Election 2012: Our Family Friendly Primer on the Issues That Really Make a Difference for Kids

This year’s general election presents voters with stark choices on issues that significantly impact the health and welfare of families. Taxes, school choice, the definition of marriage, women’s reproductive rights and the legalization of marijuana hang in the balance.The stakes are especially high i

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