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Tips for Easy Sun Protection for Kids

Lifestyle | posts· summer· sun protection· sunscreen

What are your favorite sun protection products for kids — everyday clothes, swimsuits, sunscreen, hats, and so on? What are your sunny plans this summer?

house ad for readers' most-bought items last month; photo shows a collage of women wearing 1) a pink blouse with a ruffle collar, 2) a navy floral v-neck puff sleeve top, 3) a navy blue sheath dress with an asymmetric hem, and 4) a white short-sleeve sweater

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Kat’s Review of Keyboarding Without Tears

Recent Recs· Top Posts | summer

Keyboarding Without Tears is heads and tails above the free programs out there.

7 Comments · by Kate Antoniades

Easy Dishes to Bring to Summer Parties

Family Meals and Working Parents | posts· recipe open thread· summer

Last time we talked about summer recipes for working moms, we highlighted simple things like quinoa salads, pizza w/store-bought crusts, egg salad sandwiches, hummus pita sandwiches, and more (like Kat’s suggestion of tequila lime chicken). Today we thought we’d shift the focus a bit and discuss the best dishes for working moms to bring to … Read More about Easy Dishes to Bring to Summer Parties

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Professional Summertime Fashion for Moms

Dressing Professionally Postpartum· Fashion for Working Moms | posts· summer

Here’s a question for you: how has your summer workwear changed after having kids? What does professional summertime fashion for moms LOOK like for you?  For example: white pants for work — are those a no after kids because they’re too hard to keep clean? Do you find you prefer flats or other comfortable commuting … Read More about Professional Summertime Fashion for Moms

43 Comments · by Kate Antoniades

Do You Let Your Kids Play With Water Guns (or, What Toys Don’t You Let Your Kids Play With?)?

Parenting | posts· summer· things you never thought you'd do as a mother· toys

It’s the season for outdoor water fun — swimming, running through sprinklers, etc. — so we thought it would be a good time to ask: Do you let your kids play with water guns and other toy weapons, such as Nerf guns? For his birthday last year, my son got one of those giant, Super … Read More about Do You Let Your Kids Play With Water Guns (or, What Toys Don’t You Let Your Kids Play With?)?

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Sun Protection Strategies for Kids

Lifestyle | posts· summer· sun protection

Ladies, let’s talk about sun protection strategies for kids — do you sunscreen them up before daycare or school? Only if told to, either by policy or special direction? I was just thinking about this a week or so ago: does anyone else feel guilty if your kid gets a farmer’s tan, i.e. bronzed forearms … Read More about Sun Protection Strategies for Kids

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Recipe Open Thread: Give Us Your Best Summer Recipes for Working Moms!

Family Meals and Working Parents | posts· recipe open thread· summer

When readers took the survey a while back, many of you noted that you wanted to see more recipes for working moms. Recipes aren’t really my forte (I cook a lot of the same, easy weeknight dinners on repeat) but we’ve started including recipes in our weekly news roundups. Today, let’s have a proper recipe open … Read More about Recipe Open Thread: Give Us Your Best Summer Recipes for Working Moms!

14 Comments · by Kate Antoniades

Do You Change Your Work Schedule for Summer?

Childcare· Grade Schoolers | posts· school break· summer

Now that the school year is almost over (um, how?), it’s a good time to ask the readers this question: Do you typically change your work schedule for summer — or your childcare schedule for summer? If your kid goes to a typical childcare center, you may not have to deal with any summer schedule changes, … Read More about Do You Change Your Work Schedule for Summer?

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Activity Scheduling Tips for Moms: How to Easily Plan Summer Schedules and Beyond

Lifestyle | camps· kids' activities· posts· schedules· scheduling· summer

Feel like you’re going cross-eyed trying to figure out the logistics of summer camps for 2+ kids? Here are Kat’s easy activity scheduling tips for working moms….

11 Comments · by Kat

3 Tips for Using Airbnb — with Kids

Family Travel | posts· summer· travel· vacations

What are your best tips for renting a vacation house or Airbnb with kids, ladies?  Whether you’re doing Airbnb, VRBO, or another sort of rental, planning and executing the trip can feel like a full-time job in and of itself. I shared a vacation horror story a week or so ago on Corporette — we rented a small … Read More about 3 Tips for Using Airbnb — with Kids

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Everyone Thursday: Straw Topper Fedora

Everyone· Recent Recs· Weather | hat· hats· summer· sun protection

I don’t know about you guys, but I got a lot more into hats after I became a mom (and wish I had during my first pregnancy — I didn’t realize how important sun protection was back then!).  Running around outside, pushing a stroller, hanging out at the playground — all of this just put … Read More about Everyone Thursday: Straw Topper Fedora

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Long Weekends and Parenthood

Holidays and Working Moms | summer

Happy Fourth of July – almost! One of the things that always strikes me as interesting is how “free time” has totally changed since having kids — and long weekends in particular look very different, at least for me. When I was working crazy hours in Big Law, a long weekend used to mean that I … Read More about Long Weekends and Parenthood

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