When my husband and I were first dating, we came across a beat-up desk in a second-hand store. We spent many evenings over the...

Lace up your skates, moms. It's time to hit the aisles and go for the gold. If you're fast and tough, you might actually secure that Justice League lunch box and water bottle your kid's been pining for all year. Show no mercy. It's back to school time.

If you were to see Wendy Cracchiolo and Tim Sheedy at the same event you might think they were good friends, or even siblings....

There is no “magic age” when a child is ready to stay alone. “A lot depends on the maturity level of the child and how...

So many people ask me if it feels weird that my daughter Ellis is married. No, it does not feel weird. It felt weirder when...

The mom at my gym told me there were water spots on her son’s letter and that he’d circled and labeled them “tears.” Can there be anything more painful than that?

I tried to prime Eli that it might be scary, hoping that maybe he’d opt out before I had to plink down 7 bucks and swelter alfresco in a long line of muggles outside the theatre

Following up on yesterday's post, the remaining five parenting experts recommended by Raising Arizona Kids e-newsletter subscribers: KEVIN LEHMAN Kevin Lehman, Ph.D. is an internationally renowned psychologist and New...

Two weeks ago I posed that question to the 15,000 readers who subscribe to our e-newsletter. It was wonderful to watch my in-box as...

Researchers found that a child’s risk for injury was fifty percent lower when riding with the grandparents than with parents.

I want to be the June Cleaver of sitcom fame. But I’m not. I’m more a child-laden version of Mary Richards from the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Imagine me, in the middle of a snowy Minnesota roadway, tossing my infamous beret into the air and trying to catch it victoriously while also reigning in two impish little creatures who think it’s just fun to dart into the street between racing taxi cabs.

My mom, on the other hand awoke startled, bolting upright like an overdone pop-tart shooting out of a burning toaster. She’d accost you with a hysterical “What’s wrong?” or a frantic “Who died?” It was just...stressful to wake my mom.

Maybe Sarah Palin, in one of the upcoming Republican primary debates, will cite Lulu as her favorite political philosopher, just as George W. did in the now infamous 1999 debate when he chose Jesus Christ as his. WWLD?

I’m sitting at my computer watching a slide show of photos of happy kids, untroubled parents and a family that clearly loves life, each other and having fun. Who are these people?

My son loves to take our little dog for a walk with his father. Unlike my approach to dog walks (quick and efficient), the...

Going off to overnight camp is a chance to make new friends, try new activities and have fun. But for many kids, camp also...