My husband and I took a cruise in Europe while our kids were at camp. It was unsettling at first not to have parenting duties.
When my husband and I boarded a flight to Europe earlier this summer, we…
I’m a dietitian. My kids still eat store-bought PB&Js for lunch — and have no guilt.
I'm a registered dietitian, a career I chose after becoming a mom.I thought for…
I found a creative way to outsource my kids’ day-care pickups and drop-offs. It helped me get back 7 hours a week.
"Why isn't there just a toddler bus?" I thought to myself one freezing morning…
If I’m being honest, I didn’t really enjoy family vacations until my kids turned 10
I've always made a point to travel with my kids so they could experience…
I took my kids to a family-friendly pub to watch the World Cup. It’s more socially acceptable now.
This story is based on an interview with Jonathan Stone, 44, of New Canaan,…
Tony Hawk says movement keeps you young, whether it’s chasing your grandkid, dancing, or yes, doing ollies
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tony Hawk, in partnership with…
My husband had hobbies. My kids had activities. Somehow, I only had laundry.
My husband looked at the towels spread across our back porch. "Why paper making?"…
My family of 4 visits the same vacation spot multiple times a year. I hope my kids look back on it fondly.
When I was a child, the Jersey Shore was my magical place.My great-grandmother, her…
My kids came first. At 50, I finally went to law school.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nancy Vinsel, a retired lawyer…
I played in the World Cup for Team USA — then I had kids and it changed my definition of success
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Maurice Edu, analyst with Major…
I spend thousands a year on piano lessons for my kids. Now I’m taking them, too.
As often happens, the pendulum swung the other way with my mom, who neither…
Don’t outsource the best parts of parenting to AI
There are a lot of things about parenting that are unpleasant drudgery.There's the obvious…
I made my kids a voice-mode AI tutor to help them with spelling and math. It saves me time to have more fun with them.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chris Domanski, 41, the director…
As a mom of 3, I use AI to make printable chore charts and activity books for my kids. They spend less time on screens.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sara Sprong, 40, a lead…
I didn’t realize how much I needed a happy moment until I saw 18,000 hockey fans cheering for a stranger
Since our kids left for college, my husband and I have been to many…
A psychologist explains why adaptable kids will outpace straight-A students in the AI era
Gibson's son first brought up job-hopping, she worried about how it would look on…
