August 01, 2026 How working parents can maintain their summer sanity BY Emily Guy Birken The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world it was possible to balance work and parenting over a 10-week summer. Not only do working parents have to scramble through the spring to sign their kids up for appropriate … Continue reading How working parents can maintain their summer sanity
Meta will alert parents if their teens discuss self harm with Meta AI tools The company is also building the ability to contact emergency services if a user may be at imminent risk of harming themselves. By Mariella Moon July 16, 2026 Meta Meta is expanding its safeguards for teen users in an effort to … Continue reading Meta will alert parents is their teens discuss self harm
June 27, 2026 3 simple tips working parents can use to create more free time BY Emily Guy Birken Working while parenting can feel a little like juggling flaming swords. Everything works fine(ish) as long as nothing surprises you. But there will always be “come pick up your feverish kid” calls from daycare and last-minute project … Continue reading 3 simple tips working parents can use to create more free time
June 16, 2026 Work-life balance doesn’t exist for working parents BY Pavithra Mohan If work-life balance is hard to come by for many American workers, then it’s virtually impossible to achieve for working parents. A new study from the Pew Research Center captures just how porous the boundary is for parents who are struggling to juggle … Continue reading Work-life balance doesn’t exist for working parents
May 08, 2026 Parents might be your best employees BY Tatiana Birgisson My hiring philosophy is quite simple: find people who raise the bar. In practice, many of those people turn out to be parents. That’s not a coincidence, but it does require a deliberate choice about what you’re actually optimizing for, because the default … Continue reading Parents might be your best employees
August 22, 2025 5 hacks for helping working parents reduce the mental load BY Jessica Koosed Etting Work emails ping as they come in. A text reminder flashes: Empty bottles are needed for science class tomorrow. The dog’s out of food. A soccer tournament just got moved to next weekend. The babysitter needs to get booked … Continue reading 5 hacks for helping working parents reduce the mental load
August 28, 2024 The surgeon general’s warning on parents’ mental health fails to mention one major stressor Two-thirds of two-parent families have both parents working jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Managing that balance is no small task. BY Sarah Bregel Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, just issued a major warning about the … Continue reading The Surgeon General’s warning on parents’ mental health fails to mention one major stressor
August 21, 2024 Parents are avoiding hard conversations with Gen Z Parents who find a topic difficult are less likely to bring it up even when they think it’s important. BY Shalene Gupta Difficult conversations with parents are rite of passage for childhood, whether it’s about friendship, grades, mental health, or romance. However, a new Gallup … Continue reading Parents are avoiding hard conversations with Gen Z
When parents and children watch ads on CTV together, there’s an impact on engagement. Kim Davis on August 20, 2024 Over 90% of parents think brands that advertise alongside children’s and family content are more trustworthy than brands that advertise in other environments. That was the headline from a new study by Future Today, … Continue reading Ad engagement improves when kids and parents watch together
New York is about to give parents more control over their kids’ social media feeds It would also require parental permission for late-night notifications. karissa bell Tue, Jun 4, 2024 Matt Cardy via Getty Images New York is poised to pass a law that will bar social media platforms from showing algorithmic feeds … Continue reading New York is about to give parents more control over their kids’ social media feeds
