1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (576+ words) Haidt recently described how parents can create one themselves. Find a few families who live nearby and have kids around the same age. Deem these the safe homes in the “playborhood” essentially. Then, let the kids naturally find each other…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (821+ words) Your kid’s teacher says they had a great day. They followed directions. Finished their work. Got along with their classmates. Maybe they even earned a coveted “great listener” sticker. Then they walk through your front door and completely lose it....

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (475+ words) Most parents are all-too familiar with asking their kids about their day at school, only to be met with grunts or one-word answers. It’s enough to unnerve any mom or dad, especially when we’re actually desperate to get some details…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (481+ words) When Julian Shapiro-Barnum first started interviewing kids for his now-famous Recess Therapy web series in 2020, he was seeking ways to soothe his own pandemic loneliness with some lighthearted connection. What he and his eventual 3 million Instagram followers got, though, would…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (372+ words) Sending our kids off to college is a whirlwind of emotions. As parents, we’re proud that the tiny human we’ve raised for the last 18 years is happy and healthy, ready to set off on the adventure that, in many ways,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (486+ words) When teens head off to college, there are plenty of things to consider. Will you, as a parent, still track your kid’s location now that they’re living away from home? And if for some reason, your child ends up not…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (684+ words) Summer vacation has always felt fleeting but these days, it seems to go by extra fast. Between sleepaway camps, family vacations, summer jobs, and pool dates, it can really feel like kids have barely been home for summer break before…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (897+ words) A survey of 2,500 schools released today by education nonprofit DonorsChoose found that teachers personally spend an average of $600 on classroom supplies annually, while 37% hold second jobs that require an average of 20 more work hours. “It’s a really demoralizing, quiet burden…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (570+ words) It’s difficult to watch a parent’s health decline, and Whitney Port is speaking out about the heavy weight caregiving places on a family. On a recent episode of her podcast, With Whit, the 41-year-old former reality star cried as she…...