Thank you for a wonderful 2015! We've rounded up some of our editors' top picks and our most-trafficked stories that were published this past year. Click through to see the top picks from different categories. Do you have a favorite?
Parenting
Free Range Challenge: What Happens When Three Parents Loosen the Leash a Little?
By Natalie SInger-Velus, Jazmin WIlliams and Tiffany Doerr Guerzon
Follow Bliss: Should We Step In or Stand Back to Help Kids Find Their Passion?
By Kristen Russell
What I am Teaching my White Son About Race
by Anna Blackshaw
College Mom: 10 Things I Taught My Kids in Kindergarten That Prepared Them for College
By Tami Rogers
Parenting Tools + Discipline
The Power of Real Apologies and a Fake-Apology World
By Rosalind Wiseman
Is Your Child a Master of Manipulation? Moving Beyond Bribes and Power Struggles
By Melissa Benaroya, LICSW
How Changing The Way You Come Home Can Change Your Family
By Sarina Natkin Behar
Does Your Child Have an Alpha Complex?
By Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D.
Education
Is the Flipped Classroom the Future of Education?
by Jennifer Vandenberg
Are Boys Being Left Behind?
by Malia Jacobson
Parenting Abroad: American Kindergarten Versus German Kindergarten
By Taylor Johnson
What Your Kids (and You) Should Read This Summer, by Your Favorite Authors
Humor
9 Ways Being a Seahawks Fan is Like Being a Parent
By Meredith Bland
'Star Wars' Parenting Parallels
By Cameron Graves
Bonuses, Bribery and Other Job Survival Tactics You Should Use on Your Kids
By Meredith Bland
Parent Stories
Notes From Today's School Lockdown: My Imagination Is a Terrorist State
By Theo Nestor
'It's Only ADHD' and Other Stupid Things People Say
By Heather LeRoss
Parenting is Easier When my Husband is Out of Town
By Meredith Bland
Outings + Activities
Rainy-Day Recess: More than 60 Indoor-Play Places in the Seattle Area
By ParentMap Staff
9 Kid-Friendly Waterfall Hikes for Seattle Kids and Families
By Lauren Braden
Swing High, Zip Fast: Most Adventurous Playgrounds Around Seattle
By Linnea Westerlind
Parents Speak Out
Why Gun Violence is Never Accidental
By Liz Hjelmseth
Vaccinations, Measles and One Mother's Plea
By Amanda Farr-Knickerbocker
Why Having Twins With a Winter Birthday Is the Worst
By Meredith Bland
Making It Work: Work/Life Balance
Making It Work: Continental Divide
By Jon de Graaf
The Boss of Everyone! Being a Parent and an Entrepreneur
By Erin Baebler
A Star Defender of Family Life: Q&A with the Seahawks' Michael Bennett
Why Parents of Kids with Special Needs Can Make the Best Employees
Health + Development
How Mind-Boggling Brain Research is Changing the Way We Parent
By Natalie Singer-Velush
Are You Parenting Your Child Toward Healthy Sexuality?
By Danica Bornstein
Are Your Children Learning to Fail? They Should Be
By Rebecca Hill
Pregnancy + New Baby
To Test or Not To Test?: What Parents-to-Be Need to Know About Genetic Testing
By Jen Soriano
Best Baby Stops and Outings Around Puget Sound
By Elisa Murray
Get Centered: Break Out of the Exam Room for Better Birth Outcomes
By Kali Sakai
Parenting Teens + Tweens
What do I do? I Caught My Son Looking at Online Pornography
By Jo Langford
Talking to Kids About Rape
Throw Away Those Old SAT Flashcards, There's a New Format Coming in 2016
Tech + Media
The Seattle Effect: Innovation and Entrepreneurial Spirit Make Magic
By Lukas Velush
Apps of Kindness: Can Your Kids Download Their Way to a Better Character?
By Kristen Russell
Rap Clean Enough for Kids: Top 10 Kid-Friendly Artists and Albums
By Michael Berry
Special Needs + Atypical Learners
What About Your Special Needs? Self-Care for Parents of Children With Special Needs
By Nancy Schatz Alton
We Need to Change How Kids With Learning Differences are Diagnosed and Treated, Study Author Says
Eating Clean: A Game-Changer for Neurocognitive Disorders?
7 New Books About Special Needs and Learning Differences to Help Parents
By Nancy Schatz Alton
Family Travel
I-5 Play Stops: 24 Fun Breaks Between Portland, Seattle and Bellingham
By Maegen Blue
Last-Minute Camping: 17 Kid-Friendly Campgrounds in Puget Sound
By Nancy Schatz Alton
Yurts 101: Once You 'Camp' This Way, You'll Never Go Back
By Emily Grosvenor
Food
Football and Seahawks Themed Snacks and Appetizers
By Jen Betterly
12 On-The-Go Breakfasts for Busy School Mornings
By Rebekah Schilperoort
Dinner Delivered: 10 Innovative Services that Solve Your Meal-prep Problem
By Nancy Schatz Alton