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...
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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....
Talking to kids about race and racism with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum
Over the course of the past several weeks, we’ve all watched and read in sadness and anger as Black men...
I quit my job due to the pandemic and feel like a failure as a working mom
As a working mom, the COVID-19 pandemic hit my life like a nuclear bomb. Overnight, I went from being an...
12 parents share their plans and fears for going back to school during COVID-19
It’s still summer time, but all over the country, parents, child care providers and educators are already scrambling to make...
Teacher’s fiery takedown about reopening schools is something we all need to hear
The COVID-19 pandemic has many people debating whether it’s safe for children to return to school, but there’s one important...
COVID-19 vaccines and kids: What we do (and don’t) know so far
As the coronavirus crisis continues to unfold, many are holding their breath for a vaccine. More than 165 vaccine candidates...
Schools shouldn’t necessarily reopen, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a new statement this week on the contentious topic of reopening schools....
What Black parents have to teach their kids that white parents don’t
By now, you’ve likely heard about “the talk” Black parents have to give their children. The one where we tell...
How co-parents can agree on a back-to-school plan, according to experts
Summer wasn’t even in full swing before parents around the country began fretting over the specifics of the 2020-2021 school...
Without a bailout, child care centers may not survive the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced child and day care center closures, which has put a huge strain on both working...
5 critical kids health tips for fall, according to medical experts
In mid-July, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Robert Redfield said he’s concerned that the...
Pod schools are the newest pandemic trend, but will they hurt more than help?
Learning pods, home schooling pods, microschools, pandemic pods, nano-schools: These are all names being used to describe the newest pod...
4 ways teachers can earn money outside the classroom
Given that educators around the country felt underpaid, undervalued and frustrated that their voices were not being heard before COVID-19,...
Learning pod safety 101: What to know before you form your own
The start of a new school year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has many parents on edge. More than half of...
Teachers say they are preparing their wills before heading back to school
As the U.S. continues its national argument over when and how to reopen schools, the push for in-person learning and...
New survey reveals high level of back-to-school anxiety for parents amid the pandemic
There is a high level of anxiety and unease for U.S. families as the new school year approaches, according to...