I used to spend so much time and money making goody bags for my child's birthday parties. Here's why I decided to stop handing them out—and why you should too. If every party has a pooper ...

They would start talking about goody bags before we even arrived at a birthday party, wondering what color the plastic [fill-in-the-blank] would be and whether there would be Ring Pops.

Every parent who throws a birthday party for their child will have to deal with the tyranny of party favors. Are they necessary? No, but kids love a goodie bag. The question I found myself asking ...