A week or so ago I offered my son $2 to shovel the front steps. (We have a lot of them.) It was late afternoon and I was staring down another hour of work, walking the dog and making dinner. Not only ...

A designated chore day for the “Saturday chores” routine teaches kids to prioritize, follow through, and feel proud of a job finished. Age-by-age ideas, tools, and scripts.

I grew up in the generation of latchkey kids, hearing "come home when the street lights are on" as I was propelled out the ...

Managing their own boredom and entertaining themselves without parents or screens were among the everyday tasks Gen X kids ...

Remember the baby books we pored over to track all of those early developmental milestones? The chapters on tummy time, solid foods, walking, talking, colors, letters, numbers, reading and on and on.

While parenting styles and childhood experiences from the 1990s are more nuanced than only discussions about technology and ...

Looking for a way to teach your kids responsibility in a challenging yet enjoyable way? Get them a pet! Taking care of a pet is one of the most fulfilling things you can do. You essentially add ...

On July 2, 2012, The New Yorker magazine published an article on American parenting provocatively titled “Spoiled Rotten: Why Are Kids Ruling the Roost?” The article cited a TIME/CNN poll that ...

FIRST PARENT BANK, PA (KDKA) -- Among the many lessons of the pandemic is the lack of a guarantee that a paycheck will always be there. With so many young people coming out of college or on summer ...

We have three kids, ages 7, 9, and 12 We've talked about the privileges and responsibilities revolving around independence as they age. This has helped them gain the independence they need while ...