Stay-at-home guidelines by state for families and caregivers
Federal, state and local governments are quickly adopting new guidelines to try to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. In some...
Child care
Should I continue paying my nanny, babysitter or day care during the pandemic?
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, child care was a major expense for most parents and an ongoing financial juggle...
7 tips for in-person businesses moving their classes online
For everyone, it seems, there is a “new normal” in this time of coronavirus. Small business owners who run in-person...
How two single moms created the ultimate pandemic partnership
Indeed, we are all in this pandemic together. However, healthcare, childcare and other essential workers, as well as single parents,...
Caregivers: FAQs about employment and benefits during COVID-19
Nannies, babysitters and other in-home caregivers continue to adapt to COVID-19 as new rules and laws dictate how we do...
How coronavirus robbed our kids — and how to help them cope with the losses
Coronavirus, and all of the byproducts of it, has affected everyone differently. But for kids, a common theme has been...
Caregivers: 6 smart things to do right now for your post-pandemic job search
If you’re a professional caregiver, nanny or sitter who has recently lost work as a result of state-issued “stay-at-home” orders...
What experts say parents should prepare now in case you get sick with COVID-19
If it feels like the global pandemic and its wide sweeping effects have turned your life upside down, you’re not...
How 4 nannies handle cultural differences with families
In our vastly diverse and multicultural country, and increasingly our world, it’s pretty common to nanny for a family from...
21 hilarious cries for help from parents trying to homeschool during COVID-19
Most of us would have never have dreamed that our jobs as parents would suddenly get so much harder. That...
Keeping my kid from his grandparents has been our family’s pandemic heartbreak
One morning, several weeks into staying home, my 20-month-old pointed to the frying pan drying on the stove from the...
5 benefits of letting kids get bored
Unlike a spontaneous hug or an early morning, sleepy-eyed snuggle, hearing “I’m bored” from a child isn’t something that makes...
Caregivers and house cleaners: What a safe return to work after lockdown might look like
Across the country, people who’ve been staying home to slow the spread of COVID-19 are talking about going back to...
Expert-backed chart offers a more realistic take on homeschool hours for stressed parents
Distance learning, remote learning, home schooling: whatever you call it, it’s not easy. Since the COVID-19 pandemic made its way...
What to do when grandparents want to visit during the COVID-19 crisis
La’shea F.’s preschooler hasn’t hugged her grandparents or great-grandparents in seven weeks due to COVID-19. “The closest we have gotten...
Why we need to help kids plan for the future now more than ever — and how we can help
From drive-by birthday parties to virtual learning, parents and children are finding ways to adapt to a new, socially distanced...
Parents in quarantine share their best survival secrets
If you’re like a lot of parents, you’re probably struggling under the new demands of life during a pandemic. Parenting...
5 ways to help kids make the most of feeling bored
It’s a refrain of childhood, but it rarely fails to ignite irritation in parents and caregivers: “I’m bored.” When kids...
America is reopening, but there’s still not enough child care
Since the COVID-19 pandemic started in the U.S., many of us have been daydreaming about the day when stay-at-home orders...
Parenting is forever changed by this pandemic, but it’s going to be worth it, right?
If there was one word to blanketly describe the feelings of living amid this pandemic, it might be “intense.” Intense...
COVID-19 reveals an already broken system for working families in America
For most American families, work-life balance was a struggle long before the days of social distancing and indefinite school...
Talking to kids about job loss: What to say and how to say it
If you or your partner has been laid off or furloughed from your place of employment, you’re far from alone:...
Could ‘double bubbles’ be the pandemic-inspired child care solution of the future?
Social distancing has proven difficult for many families, but would it be easier if you could do it with...
Mom’s viral grocery shopping photo reminds us why parent shaming isn’t OK
Life looks different for most people, thanks to COVID-19, but it seems one thing that hasn’t changed are society’s impossible...
Summer 2020 resource guide for parents and caregivers
Let’s face it. Summer 2020 is going to look different for families and caregivers, due to the spread of COVID-19....
A love letter to my kids’ babysitter (You are missed.)
Oh, babysitters. How do we love thee? Let us count the ways. Well, for one, you’re always bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and...
Face masks on kids at day care: Are they worth the effort?
Social distancing with children is no easy feat. Kids are notorious for touching everything within their reach, and many of...
COVID-19 has more parents putting off their kids’ vaccinations and experts are concerned
Because of COVID-19, children are out of school, being kept away from day care and missing out on extracurricular activities....
How to talk to kids about face masks and tips to get them used to wearing one
In combination with hand-washing and social distancing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone over the age of...
What going back to school could look like this year (Spoiler: Pretty different)
Now that the 2019-2020 school year is — virtually — wrapping up, parents and students are wondering what lies ahead...
School may reopen in the fall, but some parents won’t be sending their kids back
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many kids and their parents struggled through months of virtual learning and home schooling together,...
5 myths about face masks and kids: What experts say parents need to know
Ever since the novel coronavirus arrived in the U.S., parents have been faced with an onslaught of messages about what...
How white parents can teach their kids to be anti-racist
In the wake of millions of people taking to the streets to protest police brutality against Black Americans — the...
It’s time to look at how ‘school choice’ is enabling racial inequality
The murder of George Floyd and the global protests against racial injustice that followed led to a forced reckoning for many...
9 ways to support domestic workers’ fight for fair work
There are over 2 million domestic workers across the United States employed part- or full-time to provide families with valuable...
Kindergarten teacher breaks down racism and activism in video kids can understand
The recent protests against police brutality have sparked a nationwide conversation about racial justice. Confederate monuments are being torn down,...
Pregnancy risks are even higher for Black moms now, thanks to climate change
The recent murders of George Floyd, Ahmad Arbery and Breonna Taylor, among countless other Black Americans, is requiring the U.S....
This secret hand signal could save victims of domestic abuse
Domestic violence is a serious global issue, and the problem may be getting worse for many families during the...
Parents hold a gender reveal do-over to celebrate their transgender daughter
When Julie Hindsley found out she was expecting a baby boy in 2014, she celebrated in the same way many...
How COVID-19 is setting women back decades, at both work and at home
The COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for everyone, but it’s been exceptionally ugly out there for working women and moms....