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Badass Coloring Sheets and Story Prompts for Kids

Free printable robot dinosaur coloring sheets by Holly, each with story prompts that help kids build their own world around the drawings.

Get Your Kids to School on Time with Buttrock

When the kids have five minutes left to get out the door, our Alexa plays “The Final Countdown” by Europe. Here’s how to set it up.

Holiday Travel With Kidsor How to Fight off the Sugar Dragon

Holiday travel meltdowns come from three things: fatigue, hunger, and boredom. Here’s how to beat all three on the road or in the air.

The 12 Christmas MiraclesOr what to do with your kids over the holiday

Twelve cheap, easy ways to keep kids happy over winter break, from vintage Candy Land and candy cane hunts to indoor fishing and digging a mighty hole.

How to Train Your Kids to Love Reading

With a cozy nook, the right books, and a sand timer, you can train your kids to read quietly on their own for 30 to 60 minutes. Here’s how.

Celebrate Effort Not ResultsKids With Grit - Part 3

Kids get grittier when we praise their effort instead of their talent. Sentence frames to try, one a day, starting right now.

Build Gratitude With a Thankful Jar

A jar, a bag of marbles, and two minutes a week. How a Thankful Jar turns holiday greed into real gratitude for kids (and grown-ups).

The Hard Thing RuleKids With Grit - Part 2

Everyone in the family does something hard, finishes what they start, and picks their own challenge. Part 2 of our series on raising grittier kids.

What Is Grit?Kids With Grit - Part 1

Grit is passion plus perseverance, and it predicts success better than IQ or grades. Part 1 of our series on raising grittier kids.

A Morning Routine You Can Love

Turn whiny, rushed school mornings into calm ones with snuggles, a good breakfast, no screens, and a final countdown that gets everyone out the door.

Baking Pie With KidsNow With Extra Common Core Standards!

Bake a kid-friendly blueberry crumb pie and sneak in fractions, measuring, new vocabulary, and a whole grip of Common Core standards along the way.

Get Your Kid to SleepA Ritual That Works

A simple, consistent bedtime routine that gets kids to sleep faster and longer, and gives you back your evenings. No screens, a snack, stories, lights out.

Osprey Poco AG Plus ReviewOr Why You Should Put Your Kid in a Backpack Straightjacket

Seven years, two kids, three countries, and one pressure-washed Osprey Poco Plus. Why this kid-carrier backpack is worth every penny.

Review: "Keep It Real!" Caspar Babypants' 15th Album Could Be His Best

Caspar Babypants’ 15th album, “Keep It Real!”, mixes Beatles harmony, folk, disco, and a dash of rap. It might be his best yet.

Review: James Breakwell’s "Bare Minimum Parenting"It's better than nothing

James Breakwell’s “Bare Minimum Parenting” may be the first parenting book your friends actually read. Our review, plus an interview with the author.

Your Kids Whine Because It Works, and It's Your Fault

Kids whine because it works. Stop rewarding it, teach them a Big Kid voice, and praise them when they use it. Here’s how, step by step.