My kids will go to summer camps. There will be some school work. But there will be time for digging in the dirt, lounging in the sun, and experiencing the benefits of being bored.
In the same fleeting span it took my youngest to became a four-year-old, my 14 year old will be 18. I'm contemplating moments like they're already gone.
As I started my 5K training program, I was prepared to be sore and sweaty. What I didnt expect was how much my young children would learn from watching me.
It's meaningful to pause to reflect on Memorial Day with kids. A simple way to do this is by including them in the National Moment of Remembrance at 3 PM.
When I hear the terrible news of school shootings and terrorist attacks I realize one thing is certain: we, as parents, are fighting about the wrong things.
Fancypants food bloggers are ruining s'mores. Of all the controversial subjects we've written about at Parent Co, this might just be the most divisive.
I was raised the only daughter of one very ambitious stage mom. I went along with it - excited at first, then resigned to that which I began to loathe.
News feeds are purposely designed to auto-refill with reasons to keep you scrolling, and purposely eliminate any reason for you to pause, reconsider or leave.