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Stories, tips, and things we've learned about raising kids with big feelings.

My Toddler Won't Sit for Books: 9 Fixes Before You Give Up
Jul 04, 2026
My Toddler Won't Sit for Books: 9 Fixes Before You Give Up
The book opens; the toddler departs. Do it enough times and a dangerous conclusion forms: "mine just isn't ...
Bedtime Stories for 7-Year-Olds: Past "I Can Read Myself"
Jul 04, 2026
Bedtime Stories for 7-Year-Olds: Past "I Can Read Myself"
Seven is when many families quietly retire the read-aloud โ€” the kid reads independently now, so mission acc...
Bedtime Routine for a 2-Year-Old: The Realistic Version
Jul 04, 2026
Bedtime Routine for a 2-Year-Old: The Realistic Version
Two is the age of NO โ€” newly verbal, newly opinionated, and newly aware that bedtime is something being don...
Stories for Kids Who Won't Sit Still: Reading WITH the Wiggle
Jul 04, 2026
Stories for Kids Who Won't Sit Still: Reading WITH the Wiggle
Here's the belief quietly ruining story time in wiggly households: that listening requires sitting. It does...
Reading Aloud and Speech Development: How Story Time Grows Talkers
Jul 04, 2026
Reading Aloud and Speech Development: How Story Time Grows Talkers
Every pediatric visit ends the same way: "and read to them every day." Behind the advice sits a specific me...
Reading Nook Ideas for Kids: A Corner They'll Actually Use
Jul 04, 2026
Reading Nook Ideas for Kids: A Corner They'll Actually Use
There are two kinds of kids' reading nooks: the Pinterest kind (color-coded rainbow shelves, untouched) and...
How to Build a Home Library for Kids on a Budget
Jul 04, 2026
How to Build a Home Library for Kids on a Budget
The research connecting books-in-the-home to children's outcomes is old and sturdy โ€” kids who grow up aroun...
Camping With Kids: The Tent Story Is the Best Story of the Year
Jul 04, 2026
Camping With Kids: The Tent Story Is the Best Story of the Year
Camping with kids delivers the year's highest highs โ€” fires, stars, dirt privileges โ€” and one predictable c...
Jet Lag With Kids: The Bedtime Story as Body-Clock Reset
Jul 04, 2026
Jet Lag With Kids: The Bedtime Story as Body-Clock Reset
Adults white-knuckle jet lag with coffee and willpower. A four-year-old has neither โ€” just a body clock ins...