168 Hours and an Infant
Life is a bit busier in my household these days as we welcomed little Samuel Dwight Conway on September 24. He was surprisingly big -- …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
Dealing with unexpected free time
One of the challenges of making the most of our "down time" is that we often don't know when, exactly, it's going to appear, or …Read More
A Day in the Life of a Power Mom
Amanda Steinberg, whose Daily Worth email recently featured one of my USA Today op-eds, has another post from a few days ago about how she …Read More
When work-life balance means working more
When I was writing a book on time management several years ago, I had dozens of people keep logs of their time. Paula, a Nashville …Read More
The Myth of the Overscheduled Child
I have an essay in the Wall Street Journal this morning called "The Myth of the Overscheduled Child." Just as adults do not work nearly as …Read More
Kids with too much time on their hands
USA Today ran a story today called "At some schools, budget cuts put the kibosh on sports." In the South-Western City Schools district (around Columbus, …Read More
Using your mornings
I'm starting to get some great information coming in from volunteers who've kept time logs for 168 hours (I learned, for instance, that my little …Read More
What’s for dinner?
I like to eat well. In theory, this could take a lot of time, but I find that by focusing on incredibly simple meals with …Read More
What Moms Can Learn From Dads
This is a version of a piece I wrote last June for USA Today; I've updated to take into account more issues raised in 168 …Read More
The educational paper plate
While perusing Real Simple the other day, I came across an ad that perfectly sums up the differences between the modern philosophy of child and …Read More