Sleep
Why another family’s sleep schedule may not work for yours
A schedule can look ideal from the outside and fail in your house because sleep shares space with work, school, siblings, meals,…
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School age
A selection of guides for the questions, changes and decisions that come with this stage.
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Parenting & behavior
How to decide which bedtime battles are not worth having
Not every bedtime disagreement carries the same weight. Choosing where to stay firm can make the routine clearer, not more permissive.
Sleep
How to make a child’s bedtime routine more sustainable for adults
A bedtime routine can work for the child and still be unsustainable for the adults. Caregiver capacity belongs in the design too.
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Feeling Guilty for Feeling Relieved When the Kids Go Back to School or Daycare
You can miss your kids when they are away and still feel an enormous exhale when school or daycare resumes. Relief often…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
The Pressure to Apply Everything You Read About Parenting Correctly
Parenting information can give you useful language and tools. It can also make every hard moment feel like there was a correct…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
The Pressure to Keep a Beautiful, Tidy Home While Raising Kids
A family home is not a still-life photo. It gets used, gets messy, gets reset, and changes again. Organization can help, but…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
How to Stop Living Motherhood Like a Test You Have to Pass
When motherhood feels like an exam, every decision seems to have a correct answer and every mistake feels like a grade. Stepping…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
The Pressure Not to Repeat Any of Your Parents’ Mistakes
Wanting to parent differently can be a powerful guide. But when every reaction that resembles your childhood becomes an alarm, “breaking cycles”…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
The Pressure to Keep Creating Special Memories for Your Kids
Childhood memories are not made only through trips, elaborate holidays, and special events. Many grow around ordinary things no one planned to…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
The Pressure to Be a Present Mom Who Never Looks at Her Phone
Being present with your children does not mean providing undivided attention for every shared hour. A phone can distract, but it can…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
The Pressure to Be Fun, Organized, and Affectionate Every Day as a Mom
Modern motherhood asks for a lot of things that each require energy on their own: be present, stay organized, play, listen, cook,…
Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
The Pressure to Give Your Kids a Perfect Childhood
A good childhood is not one without frustration, conflict, boredom, disappointment, or parents who make mistakes. Trying to remove every hard experience…