Few things make parents more frantic than looking at the calendar and seeing a kid’s birthday they completely forgot about. How on earth can a busy mom or dad find the perfect present on such short ...

Remember when a child's birthday was a simple celebration, maybe featuring homemade cupcakes and a nice game of bingo? Not anymore. Today cakes are gourmet, goody bags are a topic of debate and ...

One year, much to my 6-year-old’s dismay, I requested “no gifts” on her birthday party invitation. Why? She still had ...

MANY parents spend hours shopping for Christmas presents for their kids. However, experts have shared exactly how many gifts ...

If you thought baby showers were draining your wallet, just wait until those babies get a little bit older. As any parent can attest, kids’ birthday parties have a tendency to take over the social ...

Birthday party season is upon us, which means birthday party invitations from your children’s friends are about to pour in.

The kids don't need more stuff, and their parents don't need more clutter. So why do some of us moms and dads insist on schlepping presents to other children's birthday parties when the invitations ...

The "fiver" is a new trend. A girl holds a gift at birthday party in this undated stock photo. STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images There's a good chance your child will be invited to a “fiver” birthday party ...

After four kids and a decade of motherhood, birthday party invitations rarely surprise me. But I received one recently that did. A friend was throwing a party for her daughter’s special day and at the ...

She offers other parents ways to spend less money and simplify their lives. Yet her opinion that birthday gifts for kid’s parties should cost $20 or less raised some other parents’ defenses. A mom ...