It’s October, and I personally believe that that means it’s costume season. Don’t make your kids wait until October 31st. Don’t listen to the naysayers who’ll tell you we’ve taken Halloween too far, that the whole month has exploded into one giant holiday. I live in a town over from America’s Halloween capital of Salem, Massachusetts. Hocus Pocus and Hubie Halloween were both filmed here. And the whole area goes big. Honestly, I think we start preparing around August. There are pumpkins everywhere. The streets are jammed with seasonal tourists. Adults and kids that visit are dressed festively in witch and pirate costumes. Even in August....

While a newborn is rightly billed as a bundle of joy, two things can be true simultaneously: For many couples, a new baby is also a powder keg for conflict, as they are forced to evaluate and negotiate how their latest addition will affect life moving forward.Between sleep deprivation, a lack of quality time with your partner, a steep learning curve, plus a brand new, intense love and all the pressure that comes with it — fights are practically inevitable. “Understanding the influx of new responsibilities can feel overwhelming and exhausting,” says psychologist and Duality Psychological Services founder Joel Frank, Psy.D., who says it's pretty common...

Family Life Coaching is a vital resource to help stressed parents. This fall, the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, brought...

We love travelling as a big family and are blessed to be able to bring our parents, who get along really well, on holidays...