Parents at Work

Does anyone have experience selling baby teeth? My first has their first loose tooth and I was thinking as an alternative to the tooth fairy, it could be a fun, educational experience to involve them ...

How do working parents ever find time to work out? For now, I work out on the weekends, but I'm trying to lose weight and want to increase my frequency. Between a 6-month-old who wakes up 2 or 3 times...

I have a week-long work trip coming up. Our toddler is in daycare and she's super easy right now, but my husband is panicking because he’s never solo-parented this long. He wants to take PTO, bring ou...

Curious how many other mamas struggle with postpartum depression after returning to work? 8 months PP with my second baby and work in consulting - I thrive during maternity leave but get so depressed...

Parents, how do you reconcile pregnancy timing and the time of career moves? Thinking about switching jobs and trying to convince around the same time and it makes me so nervous.

Working on potty training and my toddler is starting to get very mad when we try to get him in the potty or prompt him to let us know if he needs to go. Any tips?

How does meal planning actually work in your household? It’s not the cooking that wears me down, it’s the constant thinking ahead. The endless cycle of choosing meals, checking inventory, and grocery ...

My 2.5 year old just doesn’t eat variety. She will eat plain white rice, chapati, bread butter, a few other South Indian items but practically no veggies or much protein. She has started to look very ...

Anyone live with their in-laws? Do you regret it? We are busy working parents and are thinking it might be great for the kids to have more loving family members at home. The idea is to renovate and cr...

Those of you with parents/grandparents that are older and starting to have health issues, who is taking care of them and staying on top of medications and appointments? Currently struggling with my ol...

Today was my baby’s first day of daycare. Instead of running errands and enjoying the time for myself, I (FTM) just went back home, sat in the quiet, and missed him. I'm back to work next week, and I'...

Looking to buy office chair with good ergonomics. Not looking for Herman Miller type or cost point. My range is 200-300. Any recommendations?

My job keeps me glued to my desk reading and typing, and strict productivity rules make movement breaks next to impossible. My doctor says I need to get active for my health and weight. Has anyone tri...

Any moms (or dads) on here gone through HR to get an accommodation to work from home? My mental heath and nervous system is a complete wreck right now from having to leave my one year old every day w...

We're expecting baby #2 this summer (oldest is 3.5), and I'm considering taking 2 years off or going super part-time. Is it better to be home for the intense baby/toddler phase, or later on when presc...

Our all-day daycare ends after preschool, and I'm already stressing about the school years. How do full-time working parents manage summer break? Who watches your kids when staying home isn't an optio...

Feeling really burnt out lately. I’ve noticed I’m carrying almost the entire mental load in my relationship right now, and it's starting to weigh me down. I really need to talk to my partner about bal...

I’m freelancing at a design firm as a solo mom of a toddler & my boss told me (not asked) that I would have work to do at 5:20pm on Thursday the day before the agency was closed. And with I only had a...

My team is big on happy hours and after-hours networking, but it's just not realistic for me right now because of dinner and bedtime routines. I'm worried that skipping these is hurting my workplace p...

How much is childcare this summer going to run you? We have three kids under 10, and the cheapest program I could get us in is going to be $1,850 a month! When I was a kid, my parents paid $100 a week...