Ideally, we're all working together to create a world with seamless transitions for children's development, when they can move smoothly from school to home to neighborhood without the jarring transitions of rules and noise and agendas. Ideally, our children are welcome in all the same places we are, and we are supported by our communities for the ways in which our lives operate differently when we are in the company of our children. In the meantime... There are airports. Loud

If you're like most American families, your child spends at least some time every day strapped into a carseat in the backseat of the car. Walking and biking to school has declined over the last forty years, with only about 13% of American children walking to school compared to over 70% a generation ago. And while more hectic adult schedules and farther distances from home to school may require that time in the car, we don't have to give up everything we value about children's

The kids are home from school. Maybe you're still working, or trying to. Maybe you're juggling grandparents or babysitters or other parents, trading off time so that you can get done all the things you need to get done despite the fact that your children are on vacation. Remember that old chestnut, "I need a vacation from my vacation!" While you may think of vacation as a time to relax and unwind, often the demands of work or the unpredictable schedule, new venues and new peo

Ideally, we're all working together to create a world with seamless transitions for children's development, when they can move smoothly from school to home to neighborhood without the jarring transitions of rules and noise and agendas. Ideally, our children are welcome in all the same places we are, and we are supported by our communities for the ways in which our lives operate differently when we are in the company of our children. In the meantime... There are airports. Loud

If you're like most American families, your child spends at least some time every day strapped into a carseat in the backseat of the car. Walking and biking to school has declined over the last forty years, with only about 13% of American children walking to school compared to over 70% a generation ago. And while more hectic adult schedules and farther distances from home to school may require that time in the car, we don't have to give up everything we value about children's

The kids are home from school. Maybe you're still working, or trying to. Maybe you're juggling grandparents or babysitters or other parents, trading off time so that you can get done all the things you need to get done despite the fact that your children are on vacation. Remember that old chestnut, "I need a vacation from my vacation!" While you may think of vacation as a time to relax and unwind, often the demands of work or the unpredictable schedule, new venues and new peo

The kids are home from school. Maybe you're still working, or trying to. Maybe you're juggling grandparents or babysitters or other parents, trading off time so that you can get done all the things you need to get done despite the fact that your children are on vacation. Remember that old chestnut, "I need a vacation from my vacation!" While you may think of vacation as a time to relax and unwind, often the demands of work or the unpredictable schedule, new venues and new peo

Ideally, we're all working together to create a world with seamless transitions for children's development, when they can move smoothly from school to home to neighborhood without the jarring transitions of rules and noise and agendas. Ideally, our children are welcome in all the same places we are, and we are supported by our communities for the ways in which our lives operate differently when we are in the company of our children. In the meantime... There are airports. Loud

If you're like most American families, your child spends at least some time every day strapped into a carseat in the backseat of the car. Walking and biking to school has declined over the last forty years, with only about 13% of American children walking to school compared to over 70% a generation ago. And while more hectic adult schedules and farther distances from home to school may require that time in the car, we don't have to give up everything we value about children's

The kids are home from school. Maybe you're still working, or trying to. Maybe you're juggling grandparents or babysitters or other parents, trading off time so that you can get done all the things you need to get done despite the fact that your children are on vacation. Remember that old chestnut, "I need a vacation from my vacation!" While you may think of vacation as a time to relax and unwind, often the demands of work or the unpredictable schedule, new venues and new peo