The Best Gifts for Parents That They'll Actually Appreciate and Use 

If the 'rents have put sugar on notice, welcome them to the wonderful world of date-sweetened chocolate with a gluttonous five-pack of the stuff.

For the parents who'd be the first to tell you you're never too old to be a student. FYI, for $20 a month, you can get a family plan to learn all the things altogether.

Alarm clock, sound machine, meditation support, and more—all in a beautiful muted taupe that'll go with any bedroom syle.

Part journal, part activity book, this mindful walking diary will give them a new prompt (or reflection) for their daily practice.

A new toy for them to play with that’s a hybrid air-fryer and toaster oven so they can make the crispest French fries and Texas toasts with ease.

Just think how nice it’ll feel to be lounging in one of these after a long day. (So nice.) It's a great gift to double up on so that they can both luxuriate in the shared bathroom before bed.

Transport the cool cats to the jazz halls of their youth, while you get to bask in the ambiance.

They never went to therapy, so an Apple Watch may be the best only opportunity to know thyself. This one's got all the bells and whistles, from advanced sleep tracking features to a fall detection feature that acts like Life Alert for your not-so-spry parents.

The parent who spent every moment of your childhood snapping pictures of youwill get lost in Eggleston's exploration of color photography. This trilogy of books is a winner for any camera buff or high-saturation fanatic.

This sweet little grotto has magnetic sidings so it can easily come together when the cheese is in need.

Give one of their many shared dollar-store eyeglasses a nice place to rest.

Luxe payback for the oodles of Peppermint Thins they peddled on your behalf.

This dimmable lantern makes neighborhood gossip on the front porch all the more cozy.

You know what they say: Going grey is hereditary, you get it from your kids. Oribe makes the goods to keep their strands from getting dry and brassy.

It's simply a fact that KitchenAids never die, but they do sometimes need a refresh. This ceramic bowl looks fragile, but it's made with titanium so mom can go max-speed when kneading those hearty loaves.

Retirement often means spending those racked-up airline points, after all. With these, they'll at least be able to streamline their overstuffed carry-on luggage.

Botanical ornaments that certainly beat warding off cashmere destroyers with moth balls. One comes in a cedar cypress, the other's a soothing lavender.

Enough with the two-ton corded vacuum your parents have heaved over the carpet for decades. Dyson's V15 works well on pet hair, tricky rugs, pesky dust particles, and so much more.

If Third Wave coffee is a new concept, welcome them to the fore with this elegant and genuinely quiet (for a grinder) bean pulverizer.

Imagine the parentals walking into the function with this absolute unit. Before they even start uncorking bottles they'll be the talk of the retiree party.

Something calming for your parents to sip on whilst patiently listening to your latest work drama.