Spider Milk Is Real and Their Babies Love It, New Study Shows
Jumping spider mothers provide milk to their spiderlings far into development, according to a new study that might turn…
Cleaning Your Baby’s Pacifier by Sucking on It Prevents Allergies, New Research Suggests
It’s a scene parents and caregivers are all too familiar with: an infant’s pacifier falls to the floor. When this…
Incredibles 2 Shows How Hard It Is to Be a Super-Parent
The first Incredibles movie invoked the time-honored tradition of using superpowers as a metaphor for what makes people…
Goodbye, Peppa Pig
My seven-year-old daughter has gotten into some straight-up terrible TV shows of late. While I’m glad one of them is a…
Don’t Use a Nest Doorbell to Raise Your Kids
Nest just released a new ad, and let me tell you: there are some issues with the content. So you see this teenage girl…
Are Screen Time Guidelines for Children Too Strict?
In guidelines produced last year, the American Academy of Pediatrics advised parents to limit screen time to one to two…
Aquaman and Aquagirl and the Amazing Crown of Justice
Friday was a snow day in Austin, Texas. I told my daughter she couldn’t just watch videos all day. This is what she…
My Daughter’s Journey Into Superhero Fandom Has Made Me Look at How Nerd Culture Has Changed
“I would love if DC Superhero Girls were really alive.” “Why?” “Because I really like them. I’m their biggest…
Open Channel: Who's Your Favorite Fictional Dad?
Today is that annual barbecue-flavored festival of football games and wrist watches known as Father’s Day. It’s a time…
“I’m Thinking About the Hulk’s Farts”
When I started telling my daughter about various superheroes, I thought for sure that the Flash or Batgirl was going to…
The Lego Batman Movie Gave My Daughter a New Way to Understand the Concept of Family
The last thing I was expecting The Lego Batman Movie to do was to show my daughter how even the Caped Crusader needs…
'Daddy, Can You Tell Me More About the Superheroes?'
I’d been waiting years for my daughter to show an organic interest in superheroes, video games, and the other stuff I…
The Piggyback Driver Helmet Is a Great Reason to Put Off Having Kids
They say parents will do anything for their kids, but surely there has to be a line that gets drawn somewhere after…
Virtual Reality Bedtime Lets You Ditch the Kids at Home
Being a parent, fun as it can sometimes be, is also incredibly difficult.* And for a parent who can’t be there for…
This Tiny First Order Stormtrooper Just Stole Our Hearts
Last October, we found that you could take one of the Jakks 48 inch First Order Stormtroopers and turn them into an…
Micah Hayman figured out that the best way to get his son to stop crying was Imperial March. Parenting done right.
Toddler Singing The Imperial March Shows Off Parenting Done Right
This is awesome: Jonathan Liu had been watching Star Wars with his children, and after putting his two and a half year…
The Most Excellent Ways To Cosplay With Your Baby
Many cosplay-loving parents find ways to dress up with their independently-mobile children, but it gets even more…
The Totally Insane Way That Breast Milk Works
I know breast milk is good and all, but when I became a mom I was kinda shocked at how much it was cited as a cure-all…
This Fake Baby Car Seat Is Designed to Help Governments Spy on People
As governments look for new ways to spy on people, the commercial surveillance business is getting creative. One of the…