How To Edit Your Post Using the Blue Bar
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1-Pot Sloppy Joe Recipe
Sloppy Joe’s are one of those things that just instantly make me feel better. How can one be stressed or sad...
How do parents enjoy kid- and adult-friendly movies?
In college, I spent summers working at a theater so that I could watch movies for free. I reeked of...
7 places to find a tutor
These days, most tutors don’t hang out a shingle, so it can be tricky to find the right one. But...
Questions That Engage Kids to Talk About Their Day
My kids usually talk so much that I expect their lips to fall off! Yet as soon as I ask...
Amy Poehler: Honor Thy Nanny
Most celebrities would never ‘fess up to nanny dependence. Angelina has managed to keep her multiple nannies – a reported one...
The Royal Wedding: Nannies, Princes and Page Boys
Americans are enraptured with all of the feathered hat pomp, gilded carriage circumstance, and British royal wedding fever that’s rippling...
Paying Taxes for Part-Time Caregivers
You know you have to pay taxes for your full-time nanny, but what about that after-school sitter who watches your...
Is Yelling the New Spanking?
There are recent reports comparing yelling to spanking, and I asked two employees to weigh in on the matter. While...
Sitting for Teenagers
Teens want to see a babysitter even less than they want to see their parents. Most think they’re perfectly fine...
How 2 experts say you can help your kids beat back-to-school anxiety
As the summer draws to a close, many families are dealing with anxiety about going back to school — or in some...
My Nanny: The Super Glue of My Village
While she’s pretty sure her daughter thinks she has a “day mommy” and a “night mommy,” there are two things...
What Is Babysitter Sharing?
Babysitter sharing is exactly what it sounds like: It’s when families share a babysitter. As a babysitter, don’t be surprised if...
How to Light Up the Night Sky
There’s nothing like spending time with friends and family on a warm summer evening. What could be better than catching...
How to make a recycled junk mail notebook
It seems that no matter how hard we try, junk always finds a way into our mailboxes. Even if you’ve...
How to make plastic lid ladybugs
Even if you’re a novice crafter, these plastic lid ladybugs are an easy hit with the little ones! And if...
10 Budget-Friendly Kids Activities in Atlanta
Get the kiddos out on the town with 10 Atlanta-area activities they’ll love almost as much as your pocketbook does....
10 Budget-Friendly Kids Activities in Los Angeles
Having fun with kids in L.A. doesn’t have to break the bank, especially with all of the low-cost options in...
How to Get Kids Out of the House
See more solutions to those pesky kid problems here. Find more of these pins along with kid-friendly recipes, babysitter activities...
Potty Training Tough Kids
Savvy bargain hunter Lea Ann Stundins of Mommy’s Wish List thought she got a free pass when her oldest miraculously...
Embracing Happiness as a Single Parent
When you’re a single parent, how often do you think of pursuing your own personal happiness? Honoree Corder, author and...
The Challenges of Dating and Alone Time as a Single Parent
Life as a single parent means that things like alone time, going on a movie date, or getting a half...
17 Cheap Date Night Ideas in Atlanta
It’s easy to fall into a date night, where you always go to the same restaurant or do the same...
6 Ways to Improve Your Chances of Getting Hired
After being a nanny for almost a decade and now a mother herself, Keely Flynn knows a thing or two...
12 Cheap Date Night Ideas in Boston
For couples living in the Boston area, the high price tag that comes with a traditional date night can quickly...
19 Cheap Date Night Ideas in San Francisco
Looking for some fun ways to spend a night out, but don’t want to spend a fortune in the process?...
12 Cheap Date Night Ideas in New York City
Think budget-friendly dates in NYC aren’t possible? Plan a unique date in the city that never sleeps with these insider’s...
19 Cheap Date Night Ideas in Chicago
“There is something magical about Chicago. The city is the perfect mix of glittery skyscrapers and natural beauty,” says Christine...
7 Tips for Hiring a Bay Area Nanny
When the time comes to hire a nanny — especially for the first time — families often don’t know where...
101 Things to Do With Kids in the Bay Area
It can be exhausting to keep searching for activities to do with kids. Luckily for parents, nannies and babysitters who...
What’s the Funniest Thing a Kid Has Said to You?
As you know, kids say the darndest things! Talking to kids can be a lot of fun, and sometimes you...
How Do You Tell Parents Their Kid Is a Brat?
What do you say when the kids you watch are often whiny, demanding or uncooperative? It can be a touchy...
What Do You Do When a Kid Throws a Tantrum in Public?
You’ve all experienced it: a child having a breakdown in the middle of a store. Kicking, screaming, crying. Ugg. But...
When Silence Is Deadly: 5 Common Misconceptions Parents Have About Water Safety
Drowning looks nothing like it does in the movies. Trust me, I know. Back in 2002, my husband and I...
Why I Wish I’d Worked More When My Kids Were Little
It was 1999. My husband and I had just moved to Los Angeles with our six-month old son. I was...
Kitchen Science: The 5 Best Science Experiments for Kids That’ll Blow Their Minds!
I’d spent hours planning a fun weekend for my family, full of activities designed to delight — and ultimately exhaust....
Is This 4th Grade Teacher Too Hot To Handle?
The internet is all buzz today over an elementary school teacher’s outfit choice. Like many young millennial women Patrice “Paris...
Here’s Your Daily Dose of Love and Feels: Videos of Kids Asking Stepparents to Adopt Them
Like any good Millennial, my usual morning routine goes like this: Wake up Check Facebook to see if anything awesome happened while...
This Just In: Google’s Report on 2016’s Back To School Trends
Think With Google, the internet company’s data driven digital marketing site, recently published their findings as to what the hottest...
10 Ways to Make Drop-off Less Painful — For Both of You!
Drop-off can have a lot of tears, no matter how old your child is — and how much they love...