Parenting

City Life

Will We Ever Solve the Childcare Crisis?

Every weekend, from the summer of 2018 until the start of the pandemic, Ana Lavour had a ritual, albeit not a very relaxing one. Whenever […]

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City Life

How To Choose the Right Childcare Option for Your Family

Daycare Centers What they are: Standalone facilities that typically offer 9 a.m.-to-5 p.m. childcare and a play-based learning curriculum from licensed, private providers who often have […]

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Arts & Entertainment

Get Face to Face with the Jurassic at the Jurassic Quest Drive-Through

While we may not have a Jurassic Park movie to cheer on in theaters right now, you can still experience the thrills of a dinosaur […]

City Life

Is Massachusetts Shaming Divorced Parents?

On a Monday afternoon this summer, when I should have been working, I closed down Slack, shut my bedroom door for privacy, and joined a […]

City Life

Seven Gift Ideas for a Socially Distanced Father’s Day

Finding a gift for Dad is always a challenge. Finding one during a global pandemic, in a city that has only begun to reopen? Even […]

City Life

Should Parents Be Freaking Out About a New COVID Syndrome Found in Kids?

Early on in the pandemic, even as the situation grew more alarming by the day, parents were offered some small comfort: While contracting the virus […]

City Life

Eight Ways to Celebrate a Socially-Distanced Mother’s Day in Boston

Mother’s Day is certainly going to look a little different this year. Maybe you’ve found yourself quarantined miles away from mom, or maybe you’ve found […]

City Life

Small Blessings in the Time of Coronavirus

When I moved to the Boston area almost a year ago to the day, what most struck me was the constant motion and the speed […]

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City Life

A Parent’s Guide to Telecommuting

As those of us whose jobs allow it adjust to a new working from home experience, it’s been difficult to navigate the startling new reality […]

The Ultimate Parents’ Lockdown Guide

Parents, we know you’re stressed. With schools closed and social contact discouraged, it’s hard to think of ways to keep the kids active, entertained, and […]

City Life

Should I Have Kids…Or Save the Planet?

When I made the decision two decades ago to become a parent, I didn’t think much about climate change. Living with my then-husband in Johannesburg, […]

Education

Welcome to Camp Stress

My awestruck eight-year-old son and I sit side by side, watching a video that rivals something from Pixar. There’s action, adventure, and cinematography that would […]

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Arts & Entertainment

The Best Indoor Activities for Kids Around Boston

Parents are known to dread this time of year, when snow days and bad weather can leave children cooped up indoors for days. Once stir […]

Wellness

The Breast Express RV Tour Is Kicking Off in Boston

A once hush-hush thing done behind closed doors, breastfeeding is making its way into the light of day as the normal and everyday part of […]

City Life

In Praise of Mediocre Kids

Not every child is destined to be an Olympic athlete, a music virtuoso, or a Rhodes Scholar…why can’t we just accept that?