Run the HouseholdPractical, first-person notes on raising kids from 0 to 6 — gear, food, activities, and everyday life, from a dad’s perspective.https://runthehousehold.com/Do you really need a bassinet?https://runthehousehold.com/blog/do-you-really-need-a-bassinet/https://runthehousehold.com/blog/do-you-really-need-a-bassinet/The bassinet tops the 'never used' lists on parenting forums. Here's our honest answer after four months of bedside nights — and when we'd skip it.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeing the default parent for a week: what I learnedhttps://runthehousehold.com/blog/default-parent-for-a-week/https://runthehousehold.com/blog/default-parent-for-a-week/When my partner traveled for work, I became the default parent for seven days. Here's what broke, what held, and what I'd do differently next time.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTRainy Sunday activities that need zero prephttps://runthehousehold.com/blog/rainy-sunday-zero-prep-activities/https://runthehousehold.com/blog/rainy-sunday-zero-prep-activities/Indoor activities for a rainy Sunday that require nothing but things already in your house. No crafts kits, no Pinterest, no guilt.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTFive dinners that survive a toddlerhttps://runthehousehold.com/blog/five-dinners-that-survive-a-toddler/https://runthehousehold.com/blog/five-dinners-that-survive-a-toddler/Not toddler food — family dinners that a toddler will actually eat, and that the adults don't hate. Zero separate meals, reasonable cleanup.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGear Check: what earned its place in the first yearhttps://runthehousehold.com/blog/gear-check-first-year/https://runthehousehold.com/blog/gear-check-first-year/A running review of the baby gear that actually earned its place in our house — and the expensive things that flopped. Everything was bought with our own money.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTOur kita transition: the slow goodbye that workedhttps://runthehousehold.com/blog/kita-transition-slow-goodbye/https://runthehousehold.com/blog/kita-transition-slow-goodbye/Getting our toddler into a German kita was the easy part. Letting go at the door was not. Here's the slow-goodbye ritual that got us through the first month.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy the 'terrible twos' are mostly a scheduling problemhttps://runthehousehold.com/blog/terrible-twos-scheduling-problem/https://runthehousehold.com/blog/terrible-twos-scheduling-problem/Our toddler's worst meltdowns were almost always exhaustion in disguise. A boring, consistent routine did more than any discipline technique we tried.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe first six weeks are a blur — here's what actually helpedhttps://runthehousehold.com/blog/first-six-weeks-what-helped/https://runthehousehold.com/blog/first-six-weeks-what-helped/Newborn care from a parent's seat: the small, specific things that kept us sane when nothing worked like the books said. Personal experience only — your mileage, like ours, will vary.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT