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Why Can't School Be More Like Summer?

As I grudgingly send my girls back to school this week, I can't help wishing - just as they do - that school would learn just a little from summer. Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2012 11:28 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, summer camp, summer, back-to-school, back to school 2012

When Visitation Lasts All Summer

My children spend summers in Britain with their father, and the price of a childless summer is dear for me. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2012 3:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Travel, divorce, summer

Sending a Child With Autism to Sleep-Away Camp

I may see my son as struggling socially, but he doesn't, and he went to summer camp anxiety-free. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2012 7:34 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Autism, summer camp, summer, Joel Yanofsky, camp

'Carpe Aestatem': Seize Summer's Last Days

Less than two weeks of summer left in most parts. What will you pack into those last days? Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2012 2:09 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, summer, summer vacation, back-to-school, carpe diem

How Not to Write to Your Child at Camp

Advice from the Mail Lady of Beam Camp in New Hampshire: There are letters kids love to receive at camp, and then there are these. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2012 12:09 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, summer camp, summer, camp, Ayun Halliday, writing letters

Do Pools Need Adult-Only Swim Time?

Adult swim: the whistle that ends all the family fun, or a well-deserved break for grownups from endless rounds of Marco Polo? Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2012 8:15 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, summer, Swimming, Swimming Pools, Eliza McGraw

$16 Billion: The Cost Of Summer

The average per-child cost of a summer's worth of swimming pools, day camps and babysitting? $601. How much will you spend? Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 7:08 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, summer camp, _featured, summer, working mothers, working parents, summer vacation

Summer, and the Devil Is in the Scheduling

Unless you need your kids to help with the harvest, the long summer school break is a struggle for families. Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 06 2012 9:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, summer, working parents, Anne-Marie Slaughter

The End-of-School-Year Scramble

When did the end of the school year become a marathon of activity? Read More...

Published Tue, May 05 2011 8:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, summer, calendar, school activities

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