Gifts For A Tween Boy That Aren't Video Games

Emma Chao/Romper; Getty If you find yourself shopping for a tween boy this year, you know the challenge of finding them a gift that isn’t a video game but will still makes their eyes light up. These kids are hilarious and sweet, but they’re also too cool for toys and not quite ready for teen stuff,...

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I Spend 20 Hours A Day In Bed & It’s My Kids’ Favorite Spot In The House

Ariela Basson/Romper; Getty Images If there is one parenting trope that I think about a lot, it’s the bed mom. The bed mom has given up. Or she will give up soon. Her children sit outside her door, hoping that it cracks open, desperate for just one moment of their mother’s love. She’s usually depressed,...

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17 Naughty Elf On The Shelf Ideas

Elf on the Shelf Christmas is just a little over a month away and you know what that means: Time for Elf on the Shelf to make an appearance. A Christmas tradition since 2005, Elf (or Elfie as some kids call him/her) is the work of mother-daughter writing duo Carol Aebersold and Chanda Bell and is...

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8 Sensory Holiday Gifts for Sensitive Kids

Romper/Getty; Images Courtesy of Brands Whether you’re shopping for a niece, a grandchild, your own kid, or someone special for whom you’re an honorary auntie, ‘tis the season to start the very fun task of wondering what kinds of gifts will bring the kids in your life maximum joy. As you scroll through...

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How To Watch Every 'Modern Family' Thanksgiving Episode In 2024

Colleen Hayes/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images Thanksgiving is full of beautiful traditions. Family! Food! Communal gratitude! But, at a certain point, all that family togetherness (dear God, especially in an election year!) might make you thankful for a little bit of TV. Personally,...

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20 Best Advent Calendars For Kids 2024

Romper/Getty/Shutterstock; Photos Courtesy of Brands There are genuinely few things that make me feel more warm and fuzzy inside than the lead-up to Christmas. Having grown up with a mom who made everything feel magical this time of year, I always looked forward to the day I would be able to do the...

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20 Thanksgiving Knock Knock Jokes Your Kids Will Love

skynesher/E+/Getty Images Perhaps you’re looking for ways to really up your dad joke game on Thanksgiving this year. Or maybe you’re also looking for a way to break the ice if your close-minded and big-mouthed Uncle John decides to go off about social issues after he’s had a few too many Bud Lights....

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Partner & Your Family Don't Get Along? Here's What To Do

Marko Geber/DigitalVision/Getty Images I am so lucky that I love my mother-in-law and my mother-in-law loves me. It may help that my husband’s family lives in Colorado while we’re here in Georgia, and they’re not across the street or anything, but I hear so many horror stories from others about their...

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