Our Writers
The articles on this site are written by people who know what they're talking about, not some content team with no real-world experience. Each editor has tons of experience in their field and has agreed to put their name on every piece of advice we publish.
David Sullivan, Senior Finance Editor
David has spent over fifteen years working in U.S. personal finance, with a particular focus on family budgeting, savings strategies, and teaching kids about money. He's worked with families of all income levels and has seen what works in practice and what only sounds good on paper.
David covers most of our finance articles, including allowance systems, college savings, beginner investing, and the everyday money decisions parents face. His writing style is straightforward and to the point. He says financial advice shouldn't need a translator.
When he's not writing, David is usually debating with his teenagers about the fact that a debit card isn't free money.
Rachel Mendoza, Finance Editor
Rachel has a background in tax preparation and household financial planning. She's spent the last 12 years helping middle-income families stretch their paychecks. She's an expert on the boring numbers that most parents don't think about until April, like child tax credits, dependent care accounts, and 529 plan rules that change more often than you'd think.
Rachel writes about tax planning for families, building an emergency fund, and reducing debt. She does the math herself before she puts a single figure in print, and she'll tell you when a popular savings hack is mostly noise.
When she's not working, Rachel handles the budget for a household of five and a small rescue dog with some pretty pricey medical expenses.
Marcus Chen, Child Development Editor
Marcus has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology and worked in early childhood research for almost ten years before switching to writing for families. He's an expert in attachment, emotional regulation, and the tricky years between toddlerhood and school age.
Marcus covers our child development articles, including milestone guides, behavior challenges, sleep regression, and the question every parent eventually asks, which is whether something is normal or worth a call to the pediatrician. He writes carefully because parents reading at 2 a.m. need real information, not panic-inducing checklists.
When he's not working, Marcus builds elaborate train tracks with his four-year-old and pretends the floor isn't covered in plastic.
Priya Anand, Online Education and Learning Programs Editor
Priya spent eight years in the online learning industry. She started out as a curriculum designer and then moved on to reviewing programs for two big K-12 platforms. She's tested tons of math apps, reading subscriptions, coding camps, and virtual tutoring services, and she keeps spreadsheets that would make most people's heads spin.
Priya covers our reviews of online learning programs, homeschool curricula, supplemental math and reading platforms, and educational apps. She thinks a program is only worth recommending if a tired parent and a distracted nine-year-old can use it on a Tuesday night without a meltdown.
When she's not on screen, Priya tutors students in her community and reads a lot of education research, probably more than is good for her.
Jonathan Reese, Parental Control and Internet Safety Editor
Jonathan worked as a network security specialist for over a decade before switching to writing about consumer safety. He's tested every major parental control platform on real devices used by real kids, and he's got the broken router stories to prove it.
Jonathan talks about our content on screen time tools, content filters, social media monitoring, router-level controls, and the constant cat-and-mouse game between curious kids and well-meaning settings. He breaks down the tech stuff in simple terms, talking about what these tools can do and where they might not measure up.
At home, Jonathan has three kids, and two of them have already figured out one of his filtering setups. He says this makes him more accountable.
Linda Park, Family Services Editor
For 14 years, Linda ran a licensed home daycare. She also consulted for childcare agencies across two states. She knows the real cost of care, the questions to ask a sitter, the red flags in a daycare tour, and the math behind after-school programs that look affordable until you add registration fees.
Linda covers daycare comparisons, babysitter and nanny hiring, after-school programs, summer camps, and childcare cost planning. She's interviewed hundreds of providers and has strong opinions about staff-to-child ratios.
When she's not writing, Linda volunteers at a local family resource center and grows her own tomatoes, which she says are better than the store-bought kind.
Hannah Becker, Parenting Guides Editor
Hannah got her degree in family counseling and spent years working with parents, both on a one-on-one basis and through community programs. She's all about the practical stuff, like screen time, homework routines, sibling squabbles, and those little daily habits that can transform a household more than any one big rule.
Hannah covers our parenting guides on screen time advice, learning habits, discipline approaches, and family communication. She assumes that parents are doing their best with limited sleep, and she refuses to publish advice that requires a perfect household to follow.
When she's not writing, Hannah runs a small parenting workshop series, and she has two kids who keep her grounded.
Daniel Ortega, Family Safety Editor
Daniel's got a background in consumer product testing, with a specialty in baby monitors, GPS trackers, smart locks, car seats, and home safety equipment. He's tested over two hundred products at home and at independent labs, and he keeps detailed records of which ones worked for a real family.
Daniel writes our reviews and guides on baby monitors, child GPS watches, home safety gear, car seat selection, and emergency preparedness for families. He covers the failure modes that most reviews ignore, like what happens when the Wi-Fi drops or the battery dies during a nap.
When he's not testing gear, Daniel coaches his son's soccer team and tries to keep his garage organized.
Sofia Kim, Technology Editor
Sofia's been reporting on consumer technology for over a decade, writing about all kinds of stuff, from kid-friendly tablets to family password managers. She checks out hardware and software from a parent's point of view, so she's not as concerned about benchmark scores and more about whether a device can handle a juice spill
Sofia covers our tech content, including device reviews, family-friendly software, smart home setup for households with kids, and digital privacy basics. She's great at taking complicated technical stuff and breaking it down into language that parents can understand when they're on the phone with the cable company.
When she's not working, Sofia enjoys building small electronics projects with her kids and maintaining her home network, which she likes to call "overengineered on purpose."
Why This Matters
We don't publish random articles written by freelancers or AI-generated filler content. All the guides on this site are based on real-life experience. The people who write them have lived the question, done the research, and tested it in their own family life. If the editor wouldn't use the advice with their own family, it doesn't make it onto the site.
Do you have a question for any of them? Just send it over through our contact page. Our best articles often come from real reader questions.