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When my wife and I moved from Calgary to Nelson, British Columbia, in 2017, we had a vision for the kind of childhood we wanted our kids to have.We wanted them to ride their bikes around town, walk to school on their own, and spend their afternoons outdoors instead of…
In the weeks before school was out, my two kids, now 9 and 7, started talking about their summers. It was a commentary about sleeping in, watching constant TV, and spending their days playing video games. None of this is our normal, and I wanted to adjust expectations ASAP.I made…
This story is based on an interview with Jonathan Stone, 44, of New Canaan, Connecticut, who works in event marketing. It has been edited for length and clarity.My kids and I have been looking forward to the 2026 World Cup for months.Parker, 6, and her 3.5-year-old brother, Jameson, inherited my…
We all knew the heat wave was coming here in the UK; we were warned temperatures would reach up to 36 degrees Celsius (about 96 degrees Fahrenheit).But it wasn’t until the heat actually hit on Tuesday, getting worse throughout Wednesday and Thursday, that we fully appreciated just how boiling hot…
Imagine you’re 3 years old. You’ve gorged yourself on an afternoon snack of expensive berries, and you have no idea what the Strait of Hormuz is. Life is good. Your mom or dad needs to take a bathroom break and hands you their phone to watch some videos while strange…
As top students are starting their college applications this summer, parents are asking me: Should my teenager use AI to write their college essay?As a college admissions expert, I tell most parents that the honest answer depends entirely on how and when AI is used.For starters, a student producing a…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mark Pincus, founder of Zynga and author of “Life at the Speed of Play.” It has been edited for length and clarity.Whether I’m doing interviews or just talking with friends, people always want to know more about my parenting. I’m a…
This story is based on an interview with Lisa Desai, 46, founder and CEO of a facility management corporation that operates remotely in her adopted country, Barbados. It has been edited for length and clarity.Our twins were approaching 14 when my husband, Ebrahim, 59, and I decided to move them…
When Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson’s son first brought up job-hopping, she worried about how it would look on his resume.Fresh out of college, he’d only worked at one job for a year when he considered switching to a new role. Gibson was surprised to hear that, unlike for her generation,…
Every few years, I take each of my three kids on a trip for just the two of us. They pick the destination, and I help plan as much (or as little) as they want. What I love most about these trips is how much I learn about who my…
