Today, as children’s lives are increasingly filled with academic drills and social media friendships, the life-changing impact of summer camp is more important than ever. Whether day- or overnight-camp, kids are provided with opportunities to safely choose their own adventures under the guidance of highly trained role models who are neither parent nor teacher. Camp […]
It’s amazing how being late or on time can set the tone that rules the day. Telling everyone to hurry and scolding them because they can’t find their shoes or don’t know where they set their homework down isn’t fun. Nor does it feel good to get the kids into the car or out to […]
Parents want to make sure their kids are handling social media correctly, but it’s tough to know just how involved parents should be. We asked experts to share their best tips for monitoring your kids’ online behavior and best practices for raising kids who are good digital citizens. Know where your kids are spending time […]
Quitters never win — or do they? Kids are involved in a large number and wide variety of activities, but they don’t do them all forever. Inevitably, most children say they want to quit an activity. We asked the experts for advice about what parents should do when kids say that they’d like to hang […]
You’ve got a nanny and a housecleaner at https://www.maideasy.com.au/house-cleaning/, and your Amazon Prime and Instacart accounts are working overtime for you. But yet, there still never seems to be enough time in the day to check everything off of your to-do list. If you’ve got kids and a career, save your sanity by outsourcing a […]
Any woman who has ever pumped breast milk between meetings, arrived late to daycare pickup (once again), or been passed over for a promotion because she leaves the office earlier than childless colleagues knows the struggle of trying to combine work and motherhood. The pressure to climb the corporate ladder while also throwing Pinterest-perfect birthday […]
From soccer team to student council to Science Olympiad and everything in between, there are an extraordinary number of extracurricular activities available to kids today. Their day remains, however, just 24 hours long. Before your child becomes a member of every club and team, see what the experts say about finding a good balance of […]
From soccer team to student council to Science Olympiad and everything in between, there are an extraordinary number of extracurricular activities available to kids today. Their day remains, however, just 24 hours long. Before your child becomes a member of every club and team, see what the experts say about finding a good balance of […]
Once you have children, kid-centered family vacations start to replace those spontaneous weekend getaways and romantic tropical vacations you used to take with your spouse. Sure, making memories with the kids at Disney World is wonderful, but every once in a while, mama needs a quiet beach, a steamy novel and a cold Mai Tai! […]
High school is an exhilarating era of growing independence (driving! dating!) punctuated by milestones like first jobs and college visits. And yet, more and more frequently words like burnout, pressure and stress are being used to describe the high school experience. As our children come of age in a high-achievement environment, what can we as […]
