One of the challenging parts about working at home is dealing with the kids when they’re on summer break. It’s long, hot, and kids get bored. Not good for productivity. So tomorrow, I’m posting one quick idea each day for the month of June on keeping the kids busy,...
Here’s another song. Not work at home this time, but a situation all parents know – just why are the kids being soooo quiet? Silent kids, quiet kids, Wait a minute, that’s not good. Walking down the hall, toys on the floor Stepped on a bunch of them, now...
There was an article the other day on the New York Times’ Motherlode blog that really has people talking. It’s about how the U.S. Census Bureau(PDF) tracks how children are cared for in the home. Frankly, the way they count it is offensive to both moms and dads. You...
I came across an article the other day in support of working moms. It came about due to a forum thread that said the lack of stay at home moms is what’s wrong with the U.S. No explanation of what exactly is wrong, though. There were plenty of things...
I’m like a lot of parents in that I usually nag my kids to get the things done that they’re supposed to. They’re kids, they dawdle, sometimes to an amazing degree. It’s exhausting and frustrating telling them over and over to get their work done. Frankly, it’s usually not...