The Artful Parent’s Most Popular Activities

Do you feel genuine rage when someone chews loudly? Does the sound of someone breathing heavily make you want to flee the room? Can pen

Have you ever stood at a party, nodding along to talk about the weather or reality TV, feeling like you might actually scream if you

After decades of alarm clocks, meetings, and deadlines, I figured the hard part was over. Turns out I was wrong. Letting go of work proved

The conversations that stick with you aren’t always the ones you plan. Over the past year, I’ve had the privilege of talking with 50 people

Let’s face it: we’ve all been taught certain behaviors are the hallmark of good manners. But some of these so-called polite habits? They make people

I was at the grocery store the other day, carefully counting out exact change at the register, when I noticed the cashier smiling at something

Let’s face it: childhood in the 50s and 60s wasn’t the Norman Rockwell painting we sometimes imagine. Sure, some kids had idyllic upbringings. But for

I was at the farmers’ market a few weeks back—the same one Matt and I hit up every weekend—when I noticed something that made me

Last Saturday at the farmers market, I watched three different parents trying to pay the same vendor. The first pulled out her phone and tapped

You know what’s funny? We spend most of our lives thinking we have all the time in the world. Then one day you wake up,

Here’s something I’m still learning: the loudest voice in the room doesn’t automatically earn the most respect. For years, I thought I needed to have