Growing up today is completely different today from what it once was just a generation or two ago. In fact, here are things you likely did growing up that kids today will never experience.

Kids who grew up feeling seen were raised by parents who made smart parenting choices like validating emotions and respecting ...

When I was a kid, my friends and I spent long summer days outdoors, picking daisies, observing roly-poly (also known as pill) bugs, holding caterpillars and trying to catch fireflies (lightning bugs).

My almost 2-year-old daughter insists on putting her shoes on "by MY-self." It takes five full minutes, a mild meltdown and one backward sandal, but she makes it happen. Meanwhile, her 6-year-old ...