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The Soft Skills Kids Gain at Summer Camp That Matter Long After Summer Ends

The Soft Skills Kids Gain at Summer Camp That Matter Long After Summer Ends

The Ins and Outs of Extended Care at Summer Camp

The Ins and Outs of Extended Care at Summer Camp

Gendered vs. Co-Ed Camps: How Parents Can Choose the Right Fit in 2026

Gendered vs. Co-Ed Camps: How Parents Can Choose the Right Fit in 2026

YMCA Camps for Kids

YMCA Camps for Kids

Life Time Camps: A Parent’s Guide to What They Offer

Life Time Camps: A Parent’s Guide to What They Offer

Theater Camp Roundup: Boston, NYC, and the Twin Cities

Theater Camp Roundup: Boston, NYC, and the Twin Cities

Finding Connection and Community in Nature: Inside the Heart of SSYMCA Nature Adventures Camp on Massachusetts’ South Shore

Finding Connection and Community in Nature: Inside the Heart of SSYMCA Nature Adventures Camp on Massachusetts’ South Shore

February 24, 2026

Learning Beyond the Classroom: The Power of Play-Based Language Immersion at SELA’s Summer Camp on Massachusetts’ South Shore

Learning Beyond the Classroom: The Power of Play-Based Language Immersion at SELA’s Summer Camp on Massachusetts’ South Shore

February 19, 2026

More Than a Summer Camp: How STEM-Focused Camp Invention Instills Creativity and Confidence on Massachusetts' South Shore

More Than a Summer Camp: How STEM-Focused Camp Invention Instills Creativity and Confidence on Massachusetts' South Shore

February 12, 2026

Coding Camps for Kids: Are They Worth It?

Coding Camps for Kids: Are They Worth It?

February 3, 2026

Why Americans Are So Obsessed With Summer Camp

Why Americans Are So Obsessed With Summer Camp

January 15, 2026

The Best Marketplaces to Find Kids Camps in the U.S. (So Far)

The Best Marketplaces to Find Kids Camps in the U.S. (So Far)

January 6, 2026

Are Most Kids in Extracurriculars? A Look at How Many American Kids Do After-School Activities

Are Most Kids in Extracurriculars? A Look at How Many American Kids Do After-School Activities

December 9, 2025

Handling Big Feelings (Emotional Regulation in Young Kids)

Handling Big Feelings (Emotional Regulation in Young Kids)

December 17, 2025

A Parent’s Primer on Early Childhood Education Approaches

A Parent’s Primer on Early Childhood Education Approaches

November 20, 2025

12 Fun Activities to Do with Kids in the San Francisco Bay Area

12 Fun Activities to Do with Kids in the San Francisco Bay Area

November 10, 2025

Teaching Kids What Self-Care Really Means

Teaching Kids What Self-Care Really Means

November 6, 2025

Avoiding Microplastics for Kids (Small Swaps, Big Impact)

Avoiding Microplastics for Kids (Small Swaps, Big Impact)

November 5, 2025

Relieving Pregnancy Aches and Pains: What Actually Helps

Relieving Pregnancy Aches and Pains: What Actually Helps

October 28, 2025

Nature’s Worst Parents: When Animal Moms and Dads Totally Drop the Ball

Nature’s Worst Parents: When Animal Moms and Dads Totally Drop the Ball

October 15, 2025

Parenting Approaches Explained: From Authoritarian to Nonhierarchical and Everything In Between

Parenting Approaches Explained: From Authoritarian to Nonhierarchical and Everything In Between

October 7, 2025

Online Preschool on YouTube

Online Preschool on YouTube

September 23, 2025

Creative Discipline and Guidance Techniques for Parents

Creative Discipline and Guidance Techniques for Parents

September 10, 2025

Creative Cleaning Strategies for Parents with Kids

Creative Cleaning Strategies for Parents with Kids

September 9, 2025

Home Daycares in California: An Open Secret

Home Daycares in California: An Open Secret

September 4, 2025

Top-Rated Daycares in Cambridge, MA

Top-Rated Daycares in Cambridge, MA

September 3, 2025

From First-Time Mom to Geriatric Pregnancy: My Journey the Second Time Around

From First-Time Mom to Geriatric Pregnancy: My Journey the Second Time Around

August 28, 2025

Gentle Parenting Your Puppy: Can Dog Moms Use the Same Tactics as Human Moms?

Gentle Parenting Your Puppy: Can Dog Moms Use the Same Tactics as Human Moms?

Dog Mom vs. Human Mom: Turns Out We’re All Just Tired and Covered in Drool

Dog Mom vs. Human Mom: Turns Out We’re All Just Tired and Covered in Drool

Easy Ways to Keep Kids Busy While You Work from Home

Easy Ways to Keep Kids Busy While You Work from Home

Out of Camp, Not Out of Luck: 10 Childcare Solutions for the Last Weeks of Summer

Out of Camp, Not Out of Luck: 10 Childcare Solutions for the Last Weeks of Summer

Finding a Part-Time or After-School Babysitter/Nanny in New York City

Finding a Part-Time or After-School Babysitter/Nanny in New York City

How to Get Smells Out of Kids' Clothes: A Parent’s Guide to Fresh Laundry

How to Get Smells Out of Kids' Clothes: A Parent’s Guide to Fresh Laundry

Confession: My Kid Gets Lots of Weekend Screen Time (But We Make It Educational!)

Confession: My Kid Gets Lots of Weekend Screen Time (But We Make It Educational!)

Easy Toddler Activities to do at Home (Our Pandemic Story)

Easy Toddler Activities to do at Home (Our Pandemic Story)

Helping Children Sensitive to Textures and Touch

Helping Children Sensitive to Textures and Touch

13 Family-Friendly Places in Boston for Kids

13 Family-Friendly Places in Boston for Kids

Year-Round Family Fun Activities in Aspen

Year-Round Family Fun Activities in Aspen

There’s No Reprieve for the Mom Burnout

There’s No Reprieve for the Mom Burnout

After School Extracurricular Activities You Can Do at Home

After School Extracurricular Activities You Can Do at Home

Ditch the Digital: Creative Ways to Engage Kids at Restaurants

Ditch the Digital: Creative Ways to Engage Kids at Restaurants

TV Shows I Let My Kid Watch

TV Shows I Let My Kid Watch

10 Kid-Friendly Activities in the Denver Area

10 Kid-Friendly Activities in the Denver Area

February 25, 2025

8 Fun Things to Do with Kids in Minneapolis

8 Fun Things to Do with Kids in Minneapolis

February 18, 2025

Introducing Your Toddler to Cooking in the Kitchen

Introducing Your Toddler to Cooking in the Kitchen

November 5, 2024

ChatGPT for Stay at Home Moms

ChatGPT for Stay at Home Moms

December 24, 2024