One that exists to terrify children with its strange rules and constant surveillance. I banish it from my home.

Preparing my daughter for the world at large requires tact and empathy and —most of all — a willingness to admit that I don’t have all the answers.

My son is beginning to learn about his relationship to time. Now, the questions come.

My son, who is four, is a Santa fanatic. My daughter, who is 11, no longer loves the jolly man. This gives the holidays a particular edge.

There's no roadmap for dealing with the grief of losing a child; this is how our journey went.

After 10 years as a stay-at-home dad, I got back into the workforce. Now my wife and I both juggle jobs and family. How the hell does everyone do this?

What I've learned about coveting thy neighbors poorly painted McMansion.

Kids think of a dad’s job as a part of him, like hairy ears or a squishy belly. So when dad is looking for a new job, it’s like dad is looking for a new him

Bring your boys to the woods if you want. Show them how to use their hands. Help them become strong. But, most importantly, teach them to be kind.

Someday, my son will forget how to speak this language with me. He’ll get too big and feel too embarrassed to give dad a hug, let alone a headlock. But for now? It's on.

Kids are not people until they learn that life kinda sucks sometimes. Here are eight moments they'll experience that will teach them this lesson.

For a long time, my wife and I worked tirelessly to keep our house spotless. Then, we calmed down and realized the mess of a home is merely proof of life.

By implementing a family charter, my wife and I not only helped reshaped our approach to discipline, but we now also hold ourselves accountable for the same things we ask of our kids.

From the Interchangeables to the Humblebrags, here are the new neighbors you'll meet when you move into your first home.

One of the many ways becoming a parent changes you is that it loads extra capacity magazines into your tear ducts and prods you to shoot at anything that moves.

For a long time, I tried to correct their particular vocal ticks. Then I realized the beauty in hearing a place in their voice.

In my house, I'm the dedicated bad dream de-escalator. I'm by no means an expert, but I've learned a thing or two about how to calm a kid down in the middle of the night.

Last week, my daughter scampered to school by herself for the first time. Here's how we kept ourselves free from hysterics.

Doubling the number of children in your household creates five times the chaos. But you're better prepared to handle a monkey-wrenched life.

Yeah, they gave me nightmares. But they taught me a lot about the world — including what a bare boob looked like.