Few people have done more to encourage our children to read than the late Dr. Seuss, born Theodore Geisel. As the author of iconic picture books including The Cat in the Hat, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, and Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss made words magical and taught generations of children that […]

I often tell my kids that patience is a virtue. Yet, it is all too obvious this virtue is not fully understood at the tender age of six or even eight. Kids need everything right this minute and are apt to lose their minds, and make you lose yours, when their desires are not immediately met. Every car ride […]

Homemade Halloween costumes are my favorite, but those Pinterest creations that require $40 worth of material, a week’s worth of work, and are destined to end up on the bathroom floor because your kid wants to wear the $5 Batman cape they got in their Christmas stocking last year are maddening. My daughter is a […]

It’s never too early to get your little ones into the Halloween spirit! But if your wee pumpkins are too young for trick-or-treating or spooky ghost stories by the campfire, these Halloween board books are the perfect way to begin to introduce them to this ghoulish holiday. From ghosts to spiders to witches, these child-friendly stories […]