Is Your Child Itching to Start Dance Lessons? Here are Tips to Find the Right Match!
Photo is courtesy of Koltun Ballet Boston
Is Your Child Itching to Start Dance Lessons? Here are Tips to Find the Right Match!
Spring is the time when parents in Greater Boston start searching for summer dance classes for their movement-inclined kids. ...read more
Childcare is a problem for employers, too. Now more of them want solutions.
Many employers have faced pandemic-related disruptions and labor shortages, and more of them have started to see childcare as a workforce issue, according to Tom Weber of the Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education. When employees leave jobs ...read more
Childcare is in crisis. Here’s what’s being done about it.
The pandemic made childcare problems harder to ignore. Business leaders and politicians began to see them not as private burdens for families, but as urgent public problems. Hear from policy experts about state and federal efforts to tackle the crisis and learn ...read more
Why Parenting Teenagers Wears Me the Heck Out
Why Parenting Teenagers Wears Me the Heck Out
How I recall those sleepless nights when my kids were newborns. Those nights morphed into long days carrying chunky toddlers, then chasing precocious preschoolers. Yup, parenting little ones wore me out.
As my kids ...read more
Sending Teens to Summer Camp
Summer camp seems the perfect summertime solution for elementary-age kids so they don’t sit around the house bored and so they can make friends and learn new things while having fun. As our children grow out of their “little kid years,” we sometimes forget they ...read more
Benefits of Tutoring for a Child
Benefits of Tutoring for a Child
Parents seek the help of a tutor for many reasons. Some parents may choose to have their kids work with a tutor if they are struggling with a subject or particular concept but tutoring isn’t just for kids who are struggling in ...read more
2023 National Parks Fee-free Days
2023 National Parks Fee-free Days
According to National Park Service Director, Chuck Sams, “The entrance fee-free days to encourage people to discover the beauty, history and inspiration awaiting them in the more than 400 national parks throughout the country.” ...read more
We asked 8 childcare workers about their joys and frustrations. Here’s what they said.
The childcare workforce in Massachusetts is about 12% smaller today than it was before the start of the pandemic. WBUR checked in with eight current and former childcare workers about the joys and challenges of the industry, and why some are leaving the ...read more
How childcare can build kids’ brains, one interaction at a time
The most rapid brain development happens in the first five years of life, and evidence suggests back-and-forth interactions between children and their caregivers play a pivotal role. But the process is sensitive to factors like poverty and, when brain development ...read more
Why childcare in Massachusetts costs so much
American families spend more on childcare than their counterparts in many other parts of the world. And the cost in Massachusetts is the highest among the 50 states, with infant care costing, on average, over $20,000 a year, according to data from the Economic ...read more
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Don’t Let Winter Get You Down!
Fun activities to do in the snow.
All Aboard for Family Fun!
Hop aboard these train rides in Massachusetts.
Museums in Massachusetts
Great museums in Massachusetts for kids (and adults) of all ages.
Visit Your Favorite Animals in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Whether furry, feathered or finned!
12 Months of Family Fun
Family fun abounds across Massachusetts. Here is a roundup of some of 2015's biggest events. Stay in-the-know about even more events with our searchable online calendar at BostonParentsPaper.com and our print calendar in Boston Parents Paper.
14 Family Outings in Massachusetts
Family fun for all ages!
Go for a Family Walk in Massachusetts
Plan a low-cost adventure and go for a walk in Massachusetts!
Play It Safe This Winter
Follow these winter safety tips from Boston Children's Hospital Trauma Center.
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