Kin Keeping

Have you ever heard this word before?  I hadn’t, but then suddenly, I’ve heard it in a couple of contexts within a short span of time and thought it might be a worthy conversation topic. The term kind of exploded earlier this year after a TikTok video by Molly...
The Role of Daughter-in-Law

The Role of Daughter-in-Law

It’s said that Aboriginal men have a strict policy when it comes to their mothers-in-law: They don’t look directly at them or address them in any way. It’s a tradition that has roots in the culture’s earliest days and probably has done more to ease...
Get Some Rest

Get Some Rest

As a culture in general, and as parents in particular, sometimes that “I’m so busy/exhausted/ragged” refrain becomes the banner we wave that proves we’re excelling.   Of course new parents are sleep deprived as they teach new little humans sleep skills &...
#NannyLife

#NannyLife

Recently we aired a podcast episode about a day in the life of a daycare, and in that conversation, we mentioned just briefly other childcare options like a nanny and babysitter.  We thought we’d do a deeper dive into those options, since a lot of parents might...
A Day in the Life of a Day Care

A Day in the Life of a Day Care

The US has over 634,000 day care centers. 58% of working parents with children five & younger — or about 6.38 million parents across the nation — use center-based child care options, according to estimates from the National Household Education Survey. May 2021...