Family Friday: Active MadeForSun Skort
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The skort is perfect for active kids — you get the comfort of shorts with the style of a skirt.
This sporty skort from Hanna Andersson is made with soft, breathable fabric that moves with your kid. Its “MadeForSun” uses recycled material, wicks moisture, and blocks UVA/UVB rays. It has everything your child needs for a summer full of adventures and play outdoors.
Hanna Andersson’s skort is on sale for $21.60 (marked down from $36). It comes in three fun patterns (some patterns lucky sizes only) and is available in sizes 3 (90cm) to 12 (150 cm).
Sales of note for 5/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17)
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends 5/16) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 60% off sale (ends 5/14)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off long-weekend styles + 50% off select swim and coverups
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100+ + extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off all markdowns (ends 5/18) + 30% off dresses, skirts, accessories, and shoes
What age is a good age to start piano lessons? My almost 5 year old is showing an interest (my oldest and husband play sometimes), but not sure if he would get much out of it and lessons are expensive/time-consuming.
Very low stakes question. My kid’s bday party is next week. We got reusable water balloons to put in the goody bags. How many should we put in? I have…a lot…but I also have another kiddo’s party coming up this summer that I could use them for, so I don’t need to use them all. Do I do:
A. One reusable water balloon, filled with candy, and call the whole thing the goody bag?
B. Two balloons packed flat, plus some candy, in a bag. (is two a weird number? Do I stuff one inside the other and skip the bag?)
C. Three balloons, two folded inside with a ring pop. They’re kinda expensive so 3 seems like a lot, but like I said, I have them so I can use them if you need a minimum of 3 for a good time :)
Whoa baby the trolls seem to be out here in full force today. Other than that – happy Friday!
BTW – haven’t seen Pogo post in a bit, not sure if I missed anything from previous posts.
Pogo, been thinking of you if you’re reading and hope all is well.
https://childmind.org/article/every-autistic-girl-wishes-parents-knew/
Tell me this is a really dumb, bad idea – some friends are going to the beach next week (Destin, we’ve never been). We had talked about going, too, but didn’t really coordinate and, wow, suddenly it’s summer. I did really want to go to the beach this year (have a later, non-beach trip planned), and they are really fun to hang with, and our 8 year old daughters are BFFs. (This does sort of leave my 10 year old son out, but he’s always thrilled to spend time with his video games when we hang out.)
I have a in-person meeting on Wednesday that I really need to attend. The drive is 8 hours, kids are good travelers, so I figure we could get door-to-door in about 10 hours. Theoretically, we could leave at 11am (right after my meeting) on Wed, and probably be at the hotel about 9. Then we could enjoy Thursday, Friday, and Saturday on the beach, and drive back Sunday (or maybe Monday).
Isn’t that a lot of travel for a half-week? Is Destin really worth it? I was sort of hoping to do a Fl theme park trip in the fall, and this might mean we couldn’t afford it, though we’re really on the fence on that, anyway (and we’re landlocked, so beach trips are limited). It seems like more trouble then it’s worth in a lot of ways, but I’m really wishing we had gotten our act together and planned to go, and can’t get this out of my head.
Apologies in advance for the novel. Tl;dr – would you move one (expensive) neighborhood over to send your kids to a “better” school much later? My kids are 6 and under. Our elementary school is great. Middle school is good. Our neighborhood feeds into a rough 7-8 grade campus. High school is good. My husband wants to move ASAP so we can be in a better feeder for 7-8 grade campus. On the one hand I get it because he moved around a ton for middle and high school and it was hard on him. On the other, I kind of think this is bananas because our oldest is starting first grade. We don’t even know if we will stay in this city long-term. I’m also biased against the idea of moving because the neighborhood he wants to move to is extremely wealthy and white. Our are of solidly average intelligence level. Don’t get me wrong: I love my kids and they can be astrophysicists if they want, but they don’t seem to be extremely inclined toward academics, which is fine! I guess I’m just hesitant to join that rat race. Am I just being selfish and myopic? I know my kids falling in with a bad crowd could have serious consequences: I just don’t think this is an urgent decision that needs to be made immediately. I also think my husband may be having a midlife crisis and thinks moving would be a “way forward” when he feels stuck. So maybe from that perspective I should be supportive? There’s a lot going on here. Thanks for reading.
Are you all doing anything differently with your kids after the information coming out from the surgeon general and other places about smartphone use and mental health impacts for young teens? I wish it would easier to start a mass movement against smartphones so no kids felt “left out” when their friends get them…
For parents of kids with autism, can you share any helpful annecdata you have learned about your kid and being a parent of a kid with autism (and how old your kid is and what you do for school, summers, etc.)?
My daughter went to regular daycare and has gone to regular school. She went to a Y nature camp in the summer that she aged out of and a city Y daycamp that she hated because it was so noisy. She had some trouble in K with sitting during circle time and got an ADHD diagnosis. After a few years, it seemed to us that it didn’t fully capture her struggles and it was hard for her to do things with other kids her age that she wanted to be friends with. The autism diagnosis didn’t come until COVID and we are just getting off of waitlists for any services (some are very hit or miss or the providers constantly change).
We waited for years to get into ABA therapy, but they wanted us to commit to 40 hours a week, and that seems crazy for a kid who until recently wasn’t even autistic (and I have a job that I’d like not to lose). So we finally passed on that, but I’m not sure what I should do. Puberty may or may not also be making things very rough right now — it hits very early for girls in our family. I am just not sure what to do and there is no roadmap. Autistic kids are also very unique — we don’t need to be in the “playgroups in locked play areas” FB group because that has never been an issue, but I feel bad that my daughter has trouble making friends as some of her social skills are not typical for teen girls (the pandemic may be partially at fault there as our schools were closed for a year and a half, but autism and having few oppotunities to interact are true challenges and will likely continue to be).
Just came to say that I really appreciate that this post refers to active “kids” and your “child” instead of just girls. My gender nonconforming child will probably love this skort :) Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Question for parents of children with long curly hair: when did your kids start taking care of their hair themselves? Swimming and sweaty sports mean a lot of hair-washing for our curly 8 year old. Her hair is mid-back length and prone to tangles. After a lot of experimenting we have a washing and conditioning routine that works ok for her hair, but she can’t execute on that routine herself. Trust me on that, we try from time to time and she doesn’t have the patience to detangle. We’re not aiming for perfection, just to avoid a giant matted clump. She loves her curls. Cutting her hair short is not an option. Wondering when your curly kids might have started competently handling at least the in-shower portion of their routine.