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You’ve probably heard of helicopter parenting: parents who hover everywhere their kids go, never really letting them out of sight. We certainly live in a world where this seems like our only [...]

My son didn't want to talk about it. That didn't mean I was fine with that, though. The text message I'd received about what had happened in our neighborhood really set me off. Now I was driving [...]

One of my best friends recently told me, "I love to sing worship songs. It's the one thing I still get to do with my daughter." His daughter passed away two years ago. But because of the [...]

Compliment my kid and I just don't know what to do. I've worked a long time to figure out how to accept compliments on my own behalf, but even with best friends and supportive strangers, there is [...]

Out of all the jobs that have to be done around the house, which are your favorites? That's probably not a question you feel as prepared to answer as if you were asked to describe the chores that [...]

  It's what we don't see coming that scares us the most. Because suddenly, everything can change. This is the fear that we all stuff down... even when it rears its head. At any given moment, the [...]

  We know Easter isn't about the bunnies, eggs, pastels, and chocolate. (Well, maybe its' a little bit about the chocolate...We see you sneaking some out of your kid's basket, along with [...]

  "I'm bored." No, not me. My kid. That's what he told me. He's bored. Keep in mind that his room is filled with a decent supply of toys. He's also stocked with an amazing collection of [...]

Trapper Keeper? Check. New school clothes? Check. Alarm set? Check. Class is in session. It doesn't matter if your kids are 6 or 16, going back to school is a big deal for them. It's a big deal [...]

Jerry Seinfeld and Kevin Hart aren't just funny and famous - they're also parents. In a conversation they had before a camera, Kevin Hart mentioned a question his daughter asked him: "Dad, are we [...]