Backyard Hangout Essentials for Winter
If Covid taught us anything, it’s that we can still hang outside even during the winter months. It’s far too easy to get stuck… Read More
Ages & Stages: Parents
Stop Doing Everything for Your Kids
A Call to Reincorporate Children into the Work of the Household During the pandemic, many of us got more family time than we ever… Read More
Origins of The Upkeep
Lately, I’ve realized that my family is at a critical turning point. My kids are just 2 and 4 years old, and I’ve never… Read More
How to Create a Kids Workspace that Inspires
Trying to get sh*t done while your kids are running around and asking you to help them with yet another craft project every five… Read More
Chances Are: Evaluating Re-entry Risk for Young Families
A framework for deciding if and when to re-enter the world in-person in the age of coronavirus
Pandemic Silver Linings — Noticing the Good
There’s no denying it: parenting during the pandemic is HARD! But what if for just a moment, we switch our focus from all the… Read More
Self-Care During a Pandemic
The term “self-care” has become so buzzy in recent years that it’s almost lost its meaning — but COVID is a brutal reminder that… Read More
Doula Care During a Pandemic
Pregnant women are among the many people whose lives have been turned upside down by COVID-19. And contrary to what you may have heard,… Read More
Parenting Through Trauma
(Below quote written in June 2020) When I began putting this piece together back in early May, our world was just suffering from one… Read More
Mom to Mom: Waking up to Black Lives Matter
My white family — my husband, our three daughters (ages 4, 4 and 7) and me — live in Minneapolis, not far from where… Read More
