Family Relationships

By Charise Rohm Nulsen

We do not need to save celebrations for only the major milestones like birthdays and holidays. The next time your toddler makes it through a grocery store trip without a meltdown or your tween reads to his younger brother without being asked, celebrate.

By Rachel Sokol

If you are looking for ways to use your maiden name when naming your baby, here are four options baby name experts recommend.

By Jacqueline Weiss

A new study suggests that a time-intensive, child-centered parenting approach is the right way to raise kids. In this article, we break down the findings of the study, benefits of intensive parenting, and compare it to other parenting approaches.

By Rachel Sokol

Being a parent is all encompassing. It takes every ounce of energy you have, which is why new parents often let their social lives fall to the wayside. But new parenthood can also feel lonely and isolating, so having a sense of community and friendship is more important than ever. Here are our top tips for making parent friends and maintaining a healthy parenthood / social life balance.

By Charise Rohm Nulsen

People are giving their baby’s prospective godparents an offer they’re unlikely to refuse. According to Pinterest, searches for godparent proposals were up 152 percent last year. Here are our favorite picks from Pinterest for the ultimate godparent proposal.

By Amanda Houle

Interfaith parenting can be confusing, especially if you are co-parenting. Here are some tips on how to begin teaching faith and religion to your kids when you're in an interfaith relationship.

By Suzie Marschhausen

When we think of natural parenting, we think of cloth diapers, breastfeeding and organic food, but it involves so much more. Also known as gentle parenting, conscious parenting and attachment parenting, it focuses on responsiveness and consciousness to meet your baby's needs. While many new parents set out to parent 100% naturally, the unexpected is bound to happen and alter your plan. Learn why one mother defines herself as a "natural(ish) parent" and has learned to be flexible in the best interest of her child.

By Julia Ries

My kid is not at all like me. How do I accept it? Every parent dreams of what their kid will be, and a lot see our own qualities in our child. When your kid is totally different, how do you accept that? Real parents and experts weigh in.

By Erin Ollila

It's important to make sure you spend enough one-on-one time with your children, but some days it's not always easy. One is having a meltdown at dinner while the other is waiting patiently to be fed. What do you do? Five parents weigh in with their tips for splitting your time when you have multiple children.

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

Is cabin fever getting you down? Try these five healthy activities to try as a family in 2023!

By Laura Richards

We all have our own style of parenting, but many parents fall into the category of today's most popular parenting styles. Which styles are most common — and how can we all find common ground? Read on to get some handy tips for managing modern parenting with so many different philosophies in the mix!

Follow these tips on how to handle in-law conflicts so your holidays will be as joyful as they're meant to be.

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

Follow these tips to easily manage all the baby photos you snap of your little one!

Find tips and ideas to digitize your old family photos.