Ok. So we’ve survived the first week or two of remote schooling. Congrats! The only we are going to make it through is with a sense of...

Chloe freaks out when she makes a mistake. Like whales on the floor sobbing, making minor mistakes so much worse. The scary part is that...

Next time you feel a bit selfish for doing something that brings you joy (but takes you away from your kids), remember one of my favorite...

Let’s ease into the short work week today with a little laughter. Take McSweeny’s quiz: Are you the worst fucking parent? Here are a few...

Last week, the kids’ school released the online learning calendar. It involved 30-min on, 20-minutes off of Zoom calls for most of the...

Recently I’ve been obsessed with Outschool — small group online classes for kids. My five-year-old, Rowan spent the spring hiding under...

For his birthday, I gave Rowan a five-year journal -— one of those where you write a line each day for five years, so you can see what...

On Saturday, the kids and I were kayaking in the Potomac. We saw a rope swing on the bank ahead. “Mommy, can we go on the rope swing?” My...

For a recent article, I had to write five things I was grateful for coming out of the pandemic. I thought I’d share: You now appreciate...

Here is the start of a piece that made me LOL. Please go to the link (to give the writer her due traffic) to see the rest. Dear Parent or...

Meetings are the hardest for working parents. They are time-consuming and at set times, which might not work with your family’s needs....

A big part of my family’s quarantine has been Animal Crossing. My kids even act out the game in the IRL play. For those of you not...

So often, I find myself checking my phone to see the time only to find myself 10-minutes later engulfed in an internet rabbit hole....

My mom has a shore house that we visit often. My husband, Joe has tried unsuccessfully for hours fishing off the end of the pier. He’s...

For any mom feeling like you’ve been hit by a double whammy during the pandemic, we feel you. Our 7-year-old son George was diagnosed...

“Mommy, you work all the time,” says Rowan regularly. It breaks my heart and what I hate about the merging of work and life the most. My...

As I’m sure you have felt first hand, moms are struggling with the pandemic. In fact, 27% of working parents of young children say they...

Last week, I heard a hack from the founding CTO of Priceline, Scott Case — have your kids pick their consequences. His family set rules,...

Need a bit of a fresh perspective today? Swap workspaces. Swap desks with your partner, take a meeting outside, or just move from room to...

While at a vacation house this week, Joe had a brilliant idea of creating a ‘bunny trap’ for the kids to attempt to catch one of the half...