Parent conversations: How do I keep my kids busy this summer?
Kids approach summer very differently than parents do. For kids, summer symbolizes freedom, laziness, lack of structure, and all the best vices—staying up late,...
Parent conversations: What are your New Year’s resolutions as a parent?
True confession: I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. It’s not that I don’t think that self-assessment and reflection can be good or that resolutions can...
Parent conversations: How can we help kids develop positive, healthy habits?
I consider myself an organized person, but when it comes to parenting, I often feel like a firefighter living in a house full of arsonists, running around putting...