Sara Goldstein

Tori Kelly on becoming a better artist as a mom, trusting the process, and touring with a baby

Tori Kelly spent most of her pregnancy on the road, opening for…

The 10-minute trick that helps quiet kids speak up at school

Family rituals that build classroom confidence before the school year starts, from child development expert Sheila Fortson.

What’s really behind back-to-school meltdowns and how to prevent them

Back-to-school meltdowns aren't defiance, says a neuroscience expert. Here's what they are.

A family doctor’s low-stress way to keep back-to-school germs out of the house

You can't immune-proof a child, and she won't pretend you can. Still, you can make the house they come home to a little less hospitable to whatever they carried in.

Why your workout is doing more for your brain than your body

A counselor explains the mental benefits of exercise, and why one workout changes your brain before it changes your body.

5 travel essentials under $100 I always pack for vacation as a fashion influencer and mom

Her litmus test for what to pack is simple. (And her under $100 must-pack pieces are perfection.)

Every elder millennial mom will recognize Chrissy Teigen’s reading story

The mom of four on Pizza Hut's BOOK IT! program, bedtime chaos, and why reading in her house is a lifestyle, not a bribe.

Kellie Gerardi on secondary infertility, timing IVF around a spaceflight, and the view that changed her

Kellie Gerardi has spent her career blazing a path to space for…

New moon rituals, from a slight skeptic who sat in the circle anyway

I spent a couple of years in a new moon women's circle. Here is the part worth keeping and the part I was happy to leave.

The 10-second reset for overwhelmed moms this back-to-school season

A Tai Chi master on late summer, grounding, and a gentler kind of back-to-school reset.

Shiza Shahid built Our Place for every family’s kitchen. Then she became a mother.

The co-founder and co-CEO of Our Place on how her daughter changed the way she designs, leads, and defines success.

The World Cup got your kid asking for cleats. Two youth sports experts on how to pick the right program–no matter what the sport

In an effort to help parents parse this out, I went to Justin Hoeveler, President of US Sports Camps, and Madison Gates, VP of Marketing at i9 Sports, who together work with thousands of young athletes a year.