Don’t Let Summer Start Without Having These Convos With Your Kids

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Jul. 9, 2024 Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Shutterstock, Getty Image FREEEEDOM Don't Let Summer Start Without Having These Convos With Your Kids "If you think you can take a deep breath at the end of a long school year, I've got some news for you: There's more work to do. Sorry!" writes Vanessa Kroll Bennett today. "Because no matter where your kids spend the summer, hanging out in the neighborhood or camping in the woods, riding the bus downtown or a first job, there are many, many conversations you need to have to prepare them for independence." So let's talk about what you need to talk about. — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor Read More ⮕ Latest Jessica Peterson/Getty Images CHOICES, CHOICES 15 Middle Names For Noah, From Traditional To Just Plain Cool Little Noah Bodhi is destined to be a little rockstar. Read More. Getty PRESENCE OR PRESENTS? Mom Wonders If She Should Have Returned A $100 Gift Given At A "No Gift" Birthday What are the etiquette rules at a "no gift" birthday, especially when people bring gifts anyway? Read More. CREATIVE SOLUTION? A SAHM Asked Her Husband To Do More Chores Around The House — He Hired A Cleaner Instead The money came out of their joint family budget and she is not happy. Read More. Featured Marc Dufresne/E+/Getty Images ONE, TWO, THREE! This Summer, I'm Always Jumping In Sarah Aswell has a resolution this summer: "Swimming was always such a special treat for me as a kid. Really, some of my favorite family memories were summer days on the beach, even when it was cold, even when it was rocky, even when it was windy. What if, in my 40s, I reclaimed a child's attitude for swimming, just for one summer?" What if, indeed? Read More ⮕ What We're Reading ⮕ The Best Stain Removers ⮕ Tired: Christmas In July, Wired: Summerween ⮕ The Private World Of Kerry Washington

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