Parenting

Every now and then, I mention my rough pregnancies in passing, and usually when I do, readers have some questions about hyperemesis (which is extended …

I know lice are a super unpleasant subject, but if you’ve got school-age kids, pin this for future use. As you may remember, in the …

A reader recently asked me if I’d written a post with tips on teaching teens to drive. I haven’t done that, because it felt a …

This post was last updated in April 2019. When I wrote about the downsides of homeschooling, I mentioned that having the kids home all the …

A reader emailed this question to me recently: Your kids are very handy and do amazing things, like knitting, sewing etc, which leads me to …

Back in 2014, I wrote a guest post for Mint about children’s allowances. After that I got an email from the guy who founded FamZoo.com, …

This is off-topic, I know! But multiple readers asked about how we’ve taught our kids to work hard and to be kind. Here’s what I …

When I wrote about how happy I am to see Joshua and Lisey going out into the world and being both kind and hard-working, several …

You know how doll hair gets to be rather frizzy after a while?   It starts out all smooth and shiny and then a few years …

Yesterday, a bunch of you asked for more details about what my kids do for chores, and how I make their lists. So, I’m here …

Dear Kristen, I know you do a lot of reorganizing in the summer, and at this point you must have stored and organized and reorganized …

In the comments on a recent post, Vicki left this request: Can you please write something about combating pester power in children? How do you …

(Unpleasant topic, I know! But I think it needs to be addressed.) Mr. FG recently sent me an article about the outbreak of Super Lice*, …

A little while back, I wrote a post about the things I tell myself when I’m discouraged about our late start on retirement savings. It …

Hi! I am a long time reader of your blog, and really enjoy your insightful posts. I have a 3.5 year old and a 17 …