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Newton child care center to close next month, citing declining enrollment and rising costs
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (278+ words) Family ACCESS, a Newton nonprofit that has provided early childhood education and family support services for more than a century, will permanently close next month, citing declining enrollment and rising operating costs. "Because of declining enrollment and increasing costs, the…...
What if these handy apps and things existed? A parent's wish list.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (653+ words) The Boston Globe What if these handy apps and things existed? A parent's wish list. As I write this, the Globe is about to host our second-annual Working Mothers Summit, with a sold-out crowd at the Omni Boston Hotel. Our…...
Are you stressed right now? Me, too. Because snow days aren't a break when you're a working parent.
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (627+ words) Certain phrases strike fear into the heart of every parent: Please check your child for head lice. We still need chaperones for a field trip to an ant farm 50 miles from civilization; the bus leaves at 7: 30 a. m. tomorrow. And the biggie:…...
Do we really ever know our spouses?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1135+ words) This month, Belle Burden topped the New York Times bestseller list with a book that poses a universally chilling question: What happens when the person you trust most in this world abandons you? And then she tells us. "Strangers" is…...
Setting boundaries with in-laws: Advice for new parents
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (611+ words) Q. My husband and I have a year-old baby. He is the light of our lives and makes us so happy. The problem is that my in-laws have very strong opinions about how I'm raising my kid. They live overseas, and…...