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Cyberparenting, social media, and the risk of "T.M.I."

Should parents make emergency contraception available to teenagers?

The lengths families in New York City go to to get their child into the neighborhood school.

Go to the store with a budget and calculator and have your kids help add things up as they are placed in the cart. This teaches kids that families have budgets and also helps with math skills. If the total starts to go over your budget, reassess and put some things back.

Cheap children's clothes are a false economy, both individually and globally.

All kids need developmental relationships to grow up healthy, caring, responsible, and productive. So, what’s the problem?

From the moment the ultrasound revealed two blobs in my uterus and not one, I have felt compromised.

We didn't exactly choose to create adoptive "twins." But we didn't say no.

Promote peace in your household by reminding your child that it starts with each one of us. Teach problem solving and getting along with others early in life.

When my son fails in school, his teachers fail him by failing to name it.

If your kids ask you to buy something, tell them they need to wait 24 hours. This gets kids out of the habit of “I have to have this now so let’s buy it now.” It slows down their purchases and gives them time to think.

Creating a non-political conversation around children and gun-safety.

Show your kids how much you love and care for them by spending time together, asking their opinions, and setting boundaries.

Be intentional and consistent about money. For example, start a weekly allowance that provides the same amount of money each time. Be clear about what you will and will not pay for—otherwise kids will think they can ask you to pay for everything.

My stepmother was killed in the Newtown shooting. My husband and I divorced after 10 years of marriage. I'm left with boxes of physical reminders of what used to be.

The next time one of your kids lashes out at you, don’t lash back. Say that the matter can be discussed later, when everyone has calmed.

An updated, but always incomplete, blogroll. Never let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Showing your kids that you care about helping others sets a powerful example. Decide on a percentage of your income that you will give each month and, with your child, pick which nonprofit organizations, schools, or charitable causes you will give to.

Accept that you cannot always solve your kids’ problems, but let them know that you intend to stick by them through thick and thin.

Do your best as a parent, but don’t expect perfection. Your kids aren’t perfect either, but you can focus on the good in them.