Last Tuesday it rained all afternoon. My five-year-old dragged a shoebox onto the kitchen table, taped a yarn pom-pom inside, and announced it was a capybara theater. She grabbed a library book about jungle animals, and suddenly we had dialogue, scenery made from cereal-box cardboard, and an audience of stuffed bears.

As a parent, you recognize the toll constant use of devices takes on your kids’ development, health, and mood. Screen-free activities are coming back in a big way, but you may still struggle to figure out exactly what to do with all those hours when they’re begging for the TV or a tablet. You know unplugging will help…

Walking into a dental office for the first time can feel intimidating for a young child. The strange sounds and shiny tools often trigger anxiety before the appointment even begins.

One of the hardest things to watch as a parent is your child giving up too quickly.