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For Many Families, Summer is a Difficult Financial Hardship

Summer is the moment that really epitomizes the child care crisis.

How to Buy a Family Car on Craigslist

With a little legwork, Craigslist can be a great place to find your family car.

20 Ways College Is Different Since 1996

I graduated from college 20 years ago; so before I send them o? into this oh so scary world of iPhones, electric cars, and Siri, there are a few things today's graduates need to know. And a host of...

You'll Marry the Wrong Person

IT’S one of the things we are most afraid might happen to us. We go to great lengths to avoid it. And yet we do it all the same: We marry the wrong person. Partly, it’s because we have a bewilderi...

June 2016 Parenting Horoscopes

Enjoy this refreshing and effervescent mixed cocktail of helpfulness, humor, and astrology-lite. May your children be tolerable and your stars aligned.

Aquarius June 2016 Horoscope

Aquarius (January 20 - February 19): This is the dawning of the age, Aquarius. Right now. Did you set your alarm? Did you wake up? Good. Look around. Everything you ever wanted is right here. It’s...

Capricorn June 2016 Horoscope

Capricorn (December 21 - January 20): If the zodiac was PBS for Kids, you’d be Bob the Builder. Building things from the ground up is second nature for you. Restore, renew, remodel. You can do all...

Pisces June 2016 Horoscope

Pisces (February 19 - March 20): Your intuition is razor sharp. Your ability to sense — and adapt to — a changing environment is part survival skill, part goddess-given gift. Of course you’re happ...

Sagittarius June 2016 Horoscope

Sagittarius (November 21 - December 21): You know what you’re good at? Choosing friends. You have the nicest friends. Funny, smart, skillful, honest. Your friends are good people and they love to ...

Scorpio June 2016 Horoscope

Scorpio (October 22 - November 21): Why you gotta smell so good and look so fine all the time, Scorpio? Those bright eyes, that air of mystery, the attention to detail. If the zodiac was a bar, yo...

Libra June 2016 Horoscope

Libra (September 22 - October 22): If the zodiac was The Love Boat, you’d be the cruise director, Julie McCoy. You know what people need, when they need it, and how to help them get it. You’re exc...

Cancer June 2016 Horoscope

Cancer (June 20 - July 22): You love home so much you’d think Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros wrote their biggest hit about this astrological sign. Of course, the point of that song is that...

Leo June 2016 Horoscope

Leo (July 22 - August 22): If a combination craft store / library / sex toy shop had any market viability, you could thrive in that business. Art, ideas, performance, romance — these are a few of ...

Virgo June 2016 Horoscope

Virgo (August 22 - September 22): Virgo, if the zodiac was a cartoon, you’d be Curious George. You’re interested in everything, and you’ll wander off following the things you want to understand, an...

Aries June 2016 Horoscope

Aries (March 20 - April 19): If you had little baby triplets, you could name them: Verve. Vivacity. Vitality. Because that’s what you have, Aries. You’re a life-lover, hungry for success, fueled b...

Taurus June 2016 Horoscope

Taurus (April 19 - May 20): If the Zodiac was a corporation, you’d be the CFO. Your workspace would be a big comfortable corner office with one helluva a view of the galaxy. You’d probably even hav...

4 Money Lessons Kids Can Learn on Vacation

Even as you put your feet up and relax, you can also teach your kids valuable lessons in money - what it takes to save and stick to a budget.

Your Latte Habit Isn't the Reason for Your Financial Woes

Just under half of us are living paycheck-to-paycheck existences at least some of the time.

13 Blogs and Podcasts for People Who Love to Learn About the Brain

If you love to learn about the brain, mindfulness, and philosophy, you'll love these blogs and podcasts.

What Does it Mean to Want a Girl? 

As I puzzled over my desire for a girl, my husband wondered why I was stressing when we had no control over the outcome anyway.

In Praise of Lazy Summer Days 

My kids will go to summer camps. There will be some school work. But there will be time for digging in the dirt, lounging in the sun, and experiencing the benefits of being bored.

The Beginning of the End

In the same fleeting span it took my youngest to became a four-year-old, my 14 year old will be 18. I'm contemplating moments like they're already gone.

5 Things My Kids Learned When I Ran a 5K

As I started my 5K training program, I was prepared to be sore and sweaty. What I didn’t expect was how much my young children would learn from watching me.

Kids Need Active Free Play for Healthy Bodies

A conversation with pediatric occupational therapist Angela Hanscom about the many benefits of "active free play" for kids - especially in in nature.