I agreed to provide child care for a week this summer. Help me be a fun grandma. Tell me, how do I keep two kids, 8 and 5, entertained? Read more.
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Kids Who Cheat. And Those Who Don’t
Kids who cheat and those who don’t: My husband was disturbed by what he saw — some kids playing touch football at the park, cheating. Read more.
TV or Not TV: The Week We Turned Off Our 1980s Go-To Screen
TV or Not TV? In 1987 the go-to screen for exasperated moms looking for a way to distract rambunctious kids was — the television set. Read more.
Change Happens. It Just Does
Father’s Day vs. Mother’s Day — And Today’s Liberated Dads
Father’s Day vs. Mother’s Day? With today’s young men doing more and more of the parenting, why not celebrate fathers as heartily as we do mothers? Read more.
Women — Can They Have It All?
Women — can they have it all? Can a woman have the child and her dreams of a career? I say, yes, she can. Go for it! Read more.
Widowed: I Don’t Like My Life
I’m widowed and I don’t like my life. Stranded 2,000 miles from home with covid proved easier than facing the life that awaited me back home. Read more.