Posts in category real parent advice

Staying home alone. It’s a rite of passage for kids—one that some anticipate eagerly (“Finally sitting out the rush hour drop-off of siblings to dance …

When your child has complex medical issues or special needs, visiting the doctor’s office offers its own challenges. Do you have the right equipment? Back-up …

We all know how it works: there is trick-or-treating. Then the giant candy sort. Then trading. Then … … a big giant pile of candy.  …

The first day of school. It’s filled with hugs, butterflies in bellies, tears, and laughter- and that’s just from us, the parents. Letting our little …

The back-to-school sales may have started weeks ago, but now it’s really creeping closer to the end of summer and the return to back-to-school routines. …

We all want our daughters to be independent, financially empowered and have healthy financial lives as they become adults. But this doesn’t happen by accident. …

For some parents, as soon as their children are born, they start thinking of buying the first lacrosse stick, tap shoes, soccer cleats, or ski …

Marie Curie, Ada Lovelace, Florence Nightingale, Grace Hopper. All of these women were all innovators –but how did they get there? Who encouraged them? What …

Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them. May we raise them? How do I raise a …

If you’re anything like Brad Rosenkilde, father of a preschooler at St. James Academy, you send your child to school each day to learn the …