Parenting
What Is Pandemic Life Doing to Our Kids? Maybe Not What We Think
The moms are very worried. Since March of 2020 — when schools started closing and COVID got real — you can find them (okay, us) […]
Dolly Parton Will Send Free Books to up to 2,000 Philly Kids Each Month
Dolly Parton is having a moment. A rather extended one, in fact. More than 54 years after she released her first album, the music icon […]
Meet Montco Mamas, a New Initiative Fighting the Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality
Though U.S. infant mortality rates have been dropping nationally over the past 10 years — and even reached a historic all-time low in 2018 — […]
When You’re Rowhome Parenting in a Pandemic, Everyone Can Hear You Shouting
One of the things I generally appreciate about living in a rowhome is the sense that I’m never truly alone. I mean this in a […]
10 Virtual School Tips from a Philly Parenting Consultant
If you have school-age children in the Philadelphia area during COVID, chances are they are doing virtual school this fall. This presents a host of […]
Hey, Philly Parents: You Can Get a Free Crib from the City
Great news, parents! You can get a free Pack n’ Play crib delivered right to your door (contactless, of course), thanks to the Department of […]
Will the COVID-19 Shutdown Have a Lasting Impact on My Cooped-Up Kids?
During our second week stuck at home, Georgia, my three-and-a-half-year-old daughter, turned to me and said, “Daddy, I stopped picking my nose. Can I go […]
Why I, Like So Many in My Generation, Can’t Make Up My Mind About Having Kids
It seems like it used to be easier. Or at least that there wasn’t much deliberation involved. First comes love, Then comes marriage, Then comes […]
4 Ways Employers Can Support New Moms at Work
There’s something no one really tells you about being a new mom: it can be lonely. I remember bringing my twins home from the hospital […]
I Let My Son Try Archery Deer Hunting in Philly. Here’s What It Was Like
You might say that my wife and I were more than a little surprised when our 13-year-old son announced that he wanted to go deer […]
The 40 Best Public High Schools in Philadelphia and the Suburbs
We crunched the numbers on academic performance and learning environment to bring you the schools* at the top of their class. City Schools Listed alphabetically […]
Here’s What the Feedback on Your Kid’s Report Card Really Means
What do your child’s teachers really mean when they drop their end-of-the-semester feedback? One local elementary-school teacher breaks down actual reports. 1 This kid is […]
Money, Time, and Happiness: We Polled Philly Teachers About How Much They Like Their Jobs
Is your job fulfilling? Are the kids you teach happy? If you lucked into a grand, would you spend it on your students or yourself? […]
We Interviewed 100 Philly-Area Teachers About What It Takes to Raise Happy, Successful Kids
There’s been much chatter in the media about parenting. Or, to be more specific, bad parenting. You can’t scroll too far into your newsfeed without […]
Classroom Confidential: Philly Teachers Tell All
Who knows your children almost as well as you do? The teachers who spend hours with them every day. That’s why we asked 100 of […]