I think 5-7 is a great age, as both of my kids started showing an interest in helping around the house at that age. Before that, I think I'd have to re-do the chore afterward anyway!

I hope my kids keep wanting me to read until they're teens :-) My almost 9yo has read on his own for a few years now, but he still loves hearing bedtime stories (and so does his little brother).

Theoretically, I'd love to travel internationally with my kiddos, but I'm hoping other parents have some insight on how to manage not only expectations, but also the packing, schlepping stuff, flying, and everything else!

I started around six months with my kids, but knowing what I know now, I'd probably wait longer. Just because babies are supposed to meet milestones like mastering the pincer grasp and sitting up unassisted before starting solids, and I didn't know all of that!

One of my kids loves spicy food and my other one doesn't. A little bit of hot sauce is usually okay for both though!

So far we've only had sleepovers with cousins, and my oldest is almost 9. I'm sure at some point we'll do sleepovers with friends, likely at our own house, though!

We used to either meet up places with friends, or we'd do stuff just as a family. But at home now we have the space for parties, and my kids love having friends over and coming up with goodie bag ideas. So we're planning on sticking with parties with friends more than not!

I've never really made my kids try anything, they've volunteered for things they want to do--I just provide the info if I think it might be up their alley. So far so good!

Same here, and we have a pretty busy schedule as is, so I wouldn't push them if they weren't super into it.

I think the easiest for me was doing workouts at home, I looked up some yoga videos and did that with the kids nearby/sleeping.

In past years, we've all gone to bed at our normal time. But I've been really into family traditions this year, so maybe we'll start one with NYE!

We haven't before but I think we might start since my 4 & 8yos are starting to understand concepts like "get to bed on time" and "use less technology" lol

I usually try to have a craft or activity for the kids to do during the party, and then they take home what they've made. So in the past we've done bracelets, ceramic piggy banks, decorated hats, etcetera.

My 12yo niece just got to junior high this year and I think that's a good time--it's the age I was allowed to wear makeup, and when most other girls were, too.

We typically have a fake tree, so there's no rush to take it down, necessarily. But by January 1st, I'm ready for the holidays to be over and so the tree tends to start dropping ornaments then!

Movies were so tough with my second child until he was about 4. Ages 3 and below, we would need frequent breaks to run around in the halls, the sound was too loud, etc. So I vote age 4 as the ideal first movie, where everyone can really enjoy it!

I always do stockings for my kids, but I've also been doing one for my husband the past couple years. He's a big kid anyway!

I recently dedicated a specific shelf in our family room for books, and I even made a little folder to hold the receipt we get from the library. That way, the kids can help hunt down the books that inevitably escape from the shelf every week!

We used to love getting a real tree, but then we were gifted an artificial one. The kids still love helping assemble and decorate it, and it's not quite as messy as a real tree!

Personally, I hope to keep my spending under $100 per kid--and that includes a few smaller items/toys plus a family membership type gift to a place they love.