Stuck at home? You can still plan a great weekend anyway
When people say they want to enjoy their weekends more, one of my first tips is to plan “anchor” events. These are 3-5 fun things …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
An open letter to the essayist who wrote an open letter to the mother who ran a half-marathon weeks after giving birth
Dear Mommyish essayist: It seemed like a good idea at the time. You wanted to write an essay about society’s expectations that women lose their …Read More
Using flexible schedules to balance life: How 3 parents make the puzzle pieces fit
Laura's note: Over the next few weeks, I'll be running some guest posts. Today's comes from Brie Weiler Reynolds, director of online content at FlexJobs. I've …Read More
Reader question: Time management for the new stay-at-home parent
Over the past few months I've been running a series of reader questions (I welcome more! Please email me: lvanderkam at yahoo dot com). Today’s …Read More
Guest post: 3 insights from tracking time
(Laura's note: I'm running some guest posts over the next few weeks. Enjoy!) by Alison Pike Almost a year ago I tracked my 168 hours for Laura’s …Read More
Baby’s first 336 hours
It is hard to believe that two weeks ago, I was hugely pregnant (see photo at bottom of this post). On Wednesday afternoon, I was …Read More
Introducing the new addition
Say hello to the newest addition to the family! He arrived very early Thursday morning. Here’s my husband’s account in the email he sent out …Read More
Family fun lists, and leaving the house
One source of frustration at my house lately has been motivating the kids to do much. When we bring them somewhere (the Adventure Aquarium -- …Read More
How expecting your fourth kid is different from expecting your first
We survived the holidays, including the 10-hour car trip both ways to Indiana. It was not as bad as it could have been, and seeing …Read More
The joy of field trips
In Their Own Sweet Time, I have a list of 10 ways parents can enjoy kid time more. One of them is to chaperone kid …Read More