When runner Shannon Brady returns home from a race, there’s still more distance to cover: Her daughters, ages 1 and 2, borrow her sweaty sunglasses and “run a race” of their own…
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Unpacking My First-Generation Guilt: I Travel for Work and Play—But My Mexican Parents Have Only Traveled as a Sacrifice
My earliest memory of traveling is visiting my parents’ home country of México when I was six years old. Because they were unable to afford airfare for our family of six, we…
It’s Not All About the Kids: Back to School Can Be a Challenge for Parents, Too—Particularly Those With ADHD
Schedules, breakfasts, wake-ups, registration forms. Drop-offs and pick-ups and lunches. Getting kids—particularly neurodivergent kids—mentally and physically prepared for sitting in class come fall often takes center stage at the start of the…