parenting

What age did your parents leave you home alone? Do you think that it is too young? What does New York State say the age is? Is there an age?

I'm feeling like there's not enough hours outside of the work-day to get it all done. How does the Hudson Valley balance working, parenting, and time for self-care?

An open, honest letter explaining all the things I DIDN'T do with my incoming first grader to prepare for the upcoming school year.

I don't typically care what people have to say about my parenting style, but comments about being irresponsible for taking my daughter parasailing kind of got me angry.

These times are HARD, it is ok to feel that way and you certainly aren't alone in this. In addition to the educational side of the house, we need to get creative in just keeping the kiddos occupied at home, am I right?

You have to get creative these days when it comes to social distancing and having kids at home. So, a megaphone and a step ladder to the rescue for safe distance Simon Says.

While it's important to keep some sort of structure in routines for the kids/school aged children, it just isn't realistic in some scenarios, so we're all trying to figure this out as best we can. Why not rely on one another to provide suggestions and resources to keep the learning going at home in a unique fashion.

Hudson Valley Parents - What are you telling your little ones when it comes to COVID-19? Help a fellow mom out!

I’m going to sound really old for a minute here - what has happened to simple Valentine’s Day celebrations? I remember the pressure of picking out the perfect box of cards and hand selecting who in the class would get which specific one, because that was important back in the day, am I right...

Let's join forces to help fellow Hudson Valley parents survive the Elf on the Shelf 2019 season.