Suburban Parent
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Watch my kids, please: Parents hire Zoom babysitters so they can shelter in peace
May 2, 2020 6:19 AM - Over the past two months, millions of Americans have discovered the impossibilities of simultaneously working, parenting, and teaching full time from home. Now some parents are paying people to spend time with their children virtually. They're asking their usual sitters whether they can hire them to keep kids busy over video.
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Should you let your kid get that app? Here's how to set boundaries during social distancing.
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As a parent, are you wondering if you're doing enough?
Apr 26, 2020 10:36 AM - Every moment of our lives and our children's lives is an opportunity to learn. This is an opportunity to teach our children compassion, resilience and hope through our own actions and behaviors. -
Millennial Money: Put whatever you want on a baby registry
Apr 26, 2020 6:00 AM - Asking loved ones to buy stuff from a baby registry can feel weird, especially during a time when many face financial insecurity.
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Tech companies are adding new parental controls amid virus-fueled surge in screen time
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YouTubers are the teachers now
Apr 25, 2020 6:21 AM - Millions of school-age children are stuck at home, which has turned YouTubers into desperately needed entertainers, babysitters and -- as parents scramble for homeschooling content -- de facto educators. -
DuPage Children's Museum develops online activities for kids and parents
Apr 23, 2020 10:29 AM - "Our goal is to provide mission-driven content or activities that can bring families joy during this super-stressful time," said DuPage Children's Museum public programs manager Cassie Coffey. -
Co-parenting during COVID-19
Apr 20, 2020 3:42 PM - Parenting is challenging enough when both parents live in the same home. When they live apart, as after a separation or divorce, things can get even more difficult. -
With COVID-19, summer camp providers plan cautiously, await guidance
Apr 13, 2020 6:31 PM - Is summer camp the next collatoral damage from COVID-19? Let's say it's a big question mark. -
Teach kids to embrace the highs and lows of this pandemic
Apr 12, 2020 7:00 AM - Though you might be tempted to look at all you're losing, don't forget to take time to consider opportunities this response to COVID-19 may be presenting you, as a parent, as well as for your children.
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