Catherine Newman is the founder of the cooking and lifestyle blog Ben & Birdy. She writes about kids, parents, teenagers, food, relationships, crafts and travel for publications including the New York Times, O the Oprah Magazine, More, The Boston Globe, Scary Mommy, Self, The Huffington Post, FamilyFun, Parents, and Redbook. She edits the James-Beard-Award-winning nonprofit kids' cooking magazine ChopChop.