Defining time to navigate a new life
For the past few weeks, I’ve been running time makeovers here on the blog. First there was Lisa Lane, from whom we learned How to …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
How single-income families spend their time
Last week, the Pew Research Center released a lengthy report on how parents spend their time, now and in the past. I posted on Thursday …Read More
The Tuesday morning book club
Mornings set the tone for the rest of the day. I wrote a whole book about that! And yet weekday mornings remain one of my …Read More
Leaning in: My 2 cents and 2 quibbles
Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, officially comes out today (Monday) but Amazon shipped over the weekend. So …Read More
I read as they grow
I love to read. I can tear through books, and at any given moment, I have a huge pile I’m working my way through.The other …Read More
Did gender equality stall?
I am writing this while on the train for a work-related trip. It’s Saturday. My kids are with my husband, off on an excursion to …Read More
Date night: Why doesn’t it happen?
Modern mothers work more hours for pay than they did 50 years ago. They also spend more time with their children. They still sleep a …Read More
What to expect when no one’s expecting
I got to know Jonathan Last because both of us (in separate years) won a Phillips Fellowship. This journalism fellowship -- which is aimed at …Read More
My kid’s other mom
Some children have an imaginary friend. My 5-year-old has an imaginary mom. He calls her “My other mom,” and regales us with all sorts of …Read More
Doing downtime right
One of the realities of having small children is that one’s true downtime is fairly limited. It gets better fairly soon -- my 5-year-old and …Read More