Back to school brings a return to routines, structure, and scheduled activity times. While you might think that loosens the pressure parents may have felt during the summer months serving as Chief Activity Officer of their families in an attempt to keep kids...
Choosing a baby name for your Massachusetts child can be equal parts exciting and stressful. After all, it’s one of the first big, lasting decisions you make for your little one. Their name will, most likely, be with them their entire lives and so parents approach the...
Living in Massachusetts? In this economy? That has got to be expensive. And it is, according to Forbes Advisor. An analysis the online news site published on July 15 revealed that the cost of living in Massachusetts exceeded $50,000 a year, making it the state with...
Living with a narcissist can be tough. A narcissist is a person who has an extreme interest or admiration for themselves. They might think that the world revolves around them, sometimes to the point where they ignore the needs of someone else. Narcissism exists on a...
It’s easy to go a little too far when you declutter. Perhaps you throw out a stack of documents, not realizing your child’s birth certificate was tucked inside. Or maybe you toss your old tax returns, assuming you'll never need them again. There are many financial...
Whether you’re the oldest kid in your family or the youngest (oops, let’s not forget about the middles), you’ve likely heard some stereotypes about what your birth order says about you. You know the ones—firstborns are the responsible leaders of the family, middle...
A Massachusetts marriage is often seen as the start of a lifelong journey filled with love and companionship, but the reality is that not every union lasts. With marriages among Black people, the marriage rates are more steep, according to a 2024 Vox article. Divorce,...
At its core, free-range parenting is a style where parents give kids a little more freedom to live and explore on their own terms. "It's raising children in a way that promotes their ability to explore the world without necessarily having the parent always there,...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a report, “High Tech, Low Inclusion: Diversity in the High Tech Workforce and Sector from 2014 - 2022” which highlights demographic disparities for workers in 56 science, technology, engineering, and...
Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) is a term that describes a situation where one parent manipulates a child to fear, disrespect, or even hate the other parent. This often happens during child-custody disputes. PAS can lead to severe emotional and psychological...