The Parenting & Play category includes all things directly related to babies and children (except health or homeschooling).
If it's a parenting tip, it's here. If it's baby equipment, it's here. If it's a toy, it's here.
However, adult or whole-family play is in the Relationships (think Marriage & Family) & Celebration section.

Marcus & Marcus Learning Chopsticks {review}
Are you looking for a creative gift this Christmas? Check out these learning chopsticks from Marcus & Marcus. The one ...

Building Brick Basics & More from Strictly Briks {review}
We have children across a wide age spectrum in our household, so we have both the larger building bricks and ...

Battling the Mommy Wars: Ignorance vs. Ignorance?
You've probably heard of the "mommy wars" -- that phenomenon whereby mothers judge other mothers and flaunt themselves as superior ...

Grace-Based Discipline {review}
Children are unreliable reporters on life. Take this morning, for example. I was awakened by Caleb's voice in my ear ...


Bible Basics: A Baby Believer Counting Primer {review}
Thanks to Kickstarter for helping me find this amazing new book for little ones! Bible Basics: A Baby Believer Counting ...


The Radical Book for Kids {review}
The Radical Book for Kids: Exploring the Roots and Shoots of the Faith is a super-cool new book for Christian ...


Code & Go Robot Mouse (Learning Resources) {review}
I guess STEM toys are a bit of a trend around here this year. My kids -- Sophia, especially -- ...


Hot Potato {review}
I was originally offered this product to review through Amazon's Vine program. I got it because I thought it would ...


Lost My Name Personalized Books {review}
Children love to see their names in print. And little ones are still learning which letters comprise their names. That ...


Inception — Playing Cards as Art {review}
I found Christian artist Jody Eklund and Black Ink Playing Cards through one of his Kickstarters. Jody uses playing cards ...


CircuitScribe Mini {review}
A few days ago I told you about CircuitScribe. The main CircuitScribe kits come in three sizes: Basic, Maker, and ...


CircuitScribe {review}
CircuitScribe is, hands-down, one of my favorite review items in a very long time. We got the kit to review ...


The Biggest Story CD & DVD {review}
The Biggest Story (the book) came to us highly recommended a while back. It does a great job of drawing ...



Mother & Son: The Respect Effect {review}
Some of you may be familiar with Dr. Emerson Eggerichs and his books Love & Respect, The Language of Love ...


Nobody Wants to Take Your Kids Away…Right?
"Nobody wants to take your kids away." This is a common sentiment. Most often I hear it from those whose ...


Are Your Kids Learning These Important Life Skills?
Generally speaking, everybody's children learn basic personal care. They learn to dress themselves, to tie their shoes, to brush their ...


Where Are All the Socks?!? (When You Feel Like You’re Failing)
I challenged my children to gather as many loose, dirty socks as they could in ten minutes. This is what ...


No Family Tree (Young Adult Fiction) {review}
What Is It? The premise of this book is that family is not about DNA -- possibly a surprising perspective ...


Motivate Your Child (Turansky & Miller) {review}
Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, of the National Center for Biblical Parenting, have written this guide to help parents train ...


Daddy Loves You So Much! {review}
Daddy Loves You So Much! is a sweet board book for daddies to read to their little ones. (Mamas can ...