FatCamera/Getty Images It is often difficult to think of questions to ask daycare providers before enrolling your child. For many parents, this is a whole new experience – and it’s hard enough trying to think about how you’ll manage during the day with someone else watching your child, especially for new moms. Even though everyone … Read more
Archbishop Wood senior Dylan Logue is committed to attending Ursinus College. (Photo courtesy of the Logue family) By John Knebels • Published on January 21, 2022 Many high school athletes remain non-committal about what to do next after graduation. Dylan Logue understands their anguish. Like thousands of peers across the country, Archbishop Wood’s senior footballer … Read more
It’s definitely something to get used to when your child gets their first boyfriend or girlfriend. When this happens will be different for each child, but kids can start showing interest in crushes as early as kindergarten and even want to kiss their classmates. Sure, it’s just a fling and a friendship, but more serious … Read more
Having a baby is difficult. But what isn’t talked about enough is the plethora of obstacles a postpartum parent faces in their physical recovery. The “bounce back” culture leads people to believe that major organs, muscles and body shape will return to their pre-pregnancy state in a few months. But for 60% of postpartum parents … Read more
The study looked at the impact of lockdowns and economic stress on the number of child abuse cases. via Unsplash / Clint McKoy Pandemic family stress is causing sleep problems in young boys, a new study has found. COVID-19 arrived and changed the way almost every family operated. It’s been almost 2 years since a … Read more
It’s 4am. The silence of the night is interrupted by the cry of a baby, followed by hasty footsteps and the sweet song of a woman. She lays him down on the changing table, speaking soothingly as tears stream down the child’s face as if in a desperate attempt to run away. When the diaper … Read more
Reese Witherspoon played a very believable mom on HBO’s Big Little Lies. The hit HBO series saw the actress trying to divide her time between her teen daughter from her first marriage and her young daughter from her second marriage, something Witherspoon knows a little bit about in real life. Because, just like Madeline Mackenzie … Read more
Siri Daly has her own cookbook, a food blog and regularly appears on the Today Show to share her recipes, often with her husband Carson Daly next to her. But she’s also a mom who’s dealt with her fair share of picky eaters. “I have four children. I would say they are all around 18 … Read more
Photo of a young woman looking stressed while caring for her baby and working from home Getty Unequal responsibility of mothers for childcare Mothers are more likely to juggle work and childcare when a child is sick at home. Mothers are more likely to be the primary caregivers in the home. Nationally, the median annual … Read more
I previously blogged about parenting time restrictions due to vaccination issues “No vaccinations, no parenting time”. The problem hasn’t gone away and it won’t be for some time. The reality is that while the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be developing rapidly (that old adage…days are long but years are fast), the law is moving much … Read more