We can do almost everything on our phones these days — buy a car, book a vacation, order groceries. So when it comes to buying or selling a house, asking yourself if you really need a Realtor is a fair question.

In the spirit of celebrating MOM Magazine’s 20th anniversary, we’re sharing our top 20 favorite events and spaces for kids. We’re expanding the range of late-summer family fun to include Central Oregon, where we’ve recently launched a new MOM Magazine.

A fun way to get to know your children better is to interview them. Take video, record it or write it down because you’ll want to remember it.

Family meetings provide focused, open space to talk about everything that impacts your household, from practical issues like who keeps throwing away all the forks, to more serious topics such as the health of a family member. Some of the reasons you might hold a family meeting include...

You’re cut off in traffic, and you’d really like to lean on the horn and yell a few choice words, but something stops you. You know how tricky that intersection can be, and escalating the situation into road rage won’t help anyone. The jolt of anger passes, and you move on with your day.

Because most everything tastes better with sauce.