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By Sophia Richards

If you have more than one child, you already know the soundtrack: the bickering over who got the bigger cup, the "she started it," the door that slams a little too hard. Sibling rivalry is one of the most universal — and most exhausting — parts of raising siblings, and after years in early childhood classrooms and a houseful of three kids of...

By Sophia Richards

The first summer my oldest finished kindergarten, I made a wall chart with little reading boxes to color in, and I think we filled in exactly four before it quietly disappeared behind the couch. I'd gotten it into my head that if I didn't run a tiny home-school all June and July, my kids would tumble backward and start September behind. Thre...

By Ava Gardner

There's something about Irish names that makes people lean in and ask, "Wait — how do you say that again?" And honestly, that's part of the charm. As a mom who has fallen down more baby-name rabbit holes than I'd care to admit, I've spent years turning names over and saying them out loud, and the Irish ones always seem to carry a little extra mu...

By Sophia Richards

I still remember my oldest, at about five, asking why we couldn't just "get more money from the wall." To him, the ATM was a magic box that handed out cash whenever we needed it. That little moment is exactly why learning how to teach kids about money matters so much — because if we don't explain it, they'll happily invent their own version,...

By Sophia Richards

Let me clear up the biggest myth first, because it trips up so many well-meaning parents: gentle parenting is not the same as permissive parenting.

When I first heard the term years ago, I pictured a frazzled mom letting her kids run wild while she cooed about their feelings. That is not it at all. Real gentle parenting discipline tec...