
13 awesome Father’s Day gifts for dads who love camping | Father’s Day Gift Guide 2016
We're excited to kick off our brand new 2016 Father's Day gift guide with something super adventurous: Truly amazing gifts for dads who love camping. As for my own husband, he's taken our kids on enough camping trips this year to earn him whatever amazing new piece of...

A new company dedicated to products that addresses the problems all parents have.
We love tips and hacks to help parents manage that not always fun job of parenting. And now there's a mom-and-dad run company so committed to it, they're creating products that bring to life those age-old parental tricks with modern design. The Doin' Time Family...

6 amazingly sweet keepsake Father’s Day photo gifts and how to make them even more special
So many dads in our lives are awesome, plain and simple. So we are always looking for meaningful Father's Day gifts that say thanks from the bottom of our hearts. Of course, our very favorite gifts tend to be those personalized ones that really show Dad just how much...

Our favorite summer sun hats for people who don’t think they can pull off sun hats. Because, you can.
I love that this year skin is...well, out. Or at least, it's a little more covered up, as we can see from the trends toward more stylized rash guards, high-waisted swim bottoms, and sexy one-pieces instead of bikinis. And let's not forget about our faces; I know mine...

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Whichever social media site is your guilty pleasure du jour, we’re there, making sure you don’t miss our favorite posts on parenting, fashion, apps, recipes, deals and discounts, and random awesomeness from around the web. Plus our favorite part: we love hearing from...

From space exploration to circus arts: 10 outrageously cool summer camps we wish we had as kids
For many of us, summer means heading off to our go-to camp where our kids spend their days playing outdoors, going on nature hikes, swimming in ponds, and singing goofy camp songs with all their friends. But if your kids would prefer a less-traditional or even totally...

The EWG 2016 safest sunscreens for kids: which are most affordable?
Every year, we have turned to the Environmental Working Group's Annual Guide to Sunscreens to help us make more educated decisions about what are the safest sunscreens to slather on our kids (and ourselves) each summer. But we often find that when you break down the...

New from babyGap + Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation: a sweet collection with a big mission
It's summertime, and lemons are everywhere. I'm making pie. Beyoncé's making music. And now babyGap is partnering with Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), an organization dedicated to curing childhood cancer, with an exclusive collection of baby and toddler...

The 2016 National Spelling Bee winners. And tips for getting your kids excited about spelling.
The 2016 National Scripps Spelling Bee finals ended last night and just wow. For the third year running, two amazing kids tied as winners: 13 year old Jairam Pathwar of Upstate NY, and Austin Texas' Nihar Janga who is only 11. Wow. To clinch the number-one slot from...

15 simple, possibly unexpected ways parents can connect with their tween or teen
We all heard that raising tweens and teens are hard, but now, here we are ourselves with a few on our hands, and doing our best to navigate the challenges of parenting them. Whether you're in the throes of it yourself, are approaching it rapidly, or just want to get a...