My younger child starts talking about her next birthday about six months before it happens. She tells everyone she meets that it's "almost" her birthday, invites strangers on the playground to a party ...

$100 balloons displays, goody bags, catering, cakes, etc…. Like chill,” they wrote. This isn’t the only kids’ birthday party craze that has been thrown at parents. There’s a new trend ...

If you're throwing your child a birthday party ... you and your kids will create some nice memories in the process. "Let your cousin be the balloon twister or face painter," Holden suggests.