Parenting answers that work

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (988+ words) It is 6 p.m. after a full workday. A tired parent is trying to prepare dinner and clean up the kitchen before their children’s evening routine implodes. A minor disagreement between the children quickly escalates into shouting and shoving. The parent also…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (381+ words) Father’s Day can bring up complicated feelings when the person who raised you and the person biologically related to you are not the same. Some people celebrate whoever actually filled that role, but if your absent father demanded public recognition…...

4+ hour, 35+ min ago   (909+ words) Once I stopped viewing myself as lazy, careless, disorganized, dramatic, or failing, I could finally see what was actually happening. Then I was diagnosed with ADHD. And I learned something surprising: A lot of the things I'd always chalked up…...

7+ hour, 32+ min ago   (1179+ words) In “Late Fall,” co-directors Alecia Orsini Lebeda and Abigail Jean Lucas tell a story of new parents almost overwhelmed by their stress, exhaustion, and good intentions. In the film, new mom Tina (played by Lucas) and her husband, new dad…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago   (495+ words) In a similarly protective fashion, many parents today are more cognizant of protecting both their children’s emotional and physical health. While kids might not have been literally “rubbing dirt” on their wounds in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, their pain was largely dismissed…...

7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (845+ words) This post may contain affiliate links. Read the full disclosure here. Advanced manufacturing careers combine skilled labor, engineering knowledge, digital systems, and modern machinery to produce physical products. For Michigan families, these careers extend far beyond the old image of…...

7+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1015+ words) I think of it less as a tool for distance and more as a tool for divided attention. You’re still in the room, or one room over with a clear sightline. That distinction matters, both for how you use it…...

16+ hour, 47+ min ago   (785+ words) FOR generations, the traditional Asian style of parenting has been anchored in practical care, strict discipline and academic achievement. While love is rarely absent, it is often expressed through actions – a warm meal on the table, quiet sacrifices or firm…...

8+ hour, 2+ min ago   (624+ words) On a quiet tree-lined street in Easton, behind the doors of an unassuming brick building, lives are being transformed. “What you've done to the least of my brethren, you’ve done to Me,” said newly ordained Father Jeffrey Tomczyk, Assistant Pastor…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (601+ words) Johnny Appleseed Day is sometimes celebrated on Sept. 26 because that is John Chapman's birthday, but even if you're just doing an apple unit study for fall......