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 I am so close to that third trimester I can feel it (literally, I’m starting to feel very uncomfortable).   *Andrew has been trying to find the baby’s heartbeat with the stethoscope but we haven’t had any luck with that yet.  *This is kind of ridiculous but during my first trimester I couldn’t stop thinking about this mango salad and this particular dressing from Costa Vida.  Because of Corona, the restaurant stopped offering it because they simplified their menu for takeout for a while.  20 weeks later and it is finally back (after I called and asked each week when...

As many of us prepare for back to school, I thought it would be fun and helpful to share a podcast mini season devoted to this topic. For many of us, school will look different this year. Maybe you’re homeschooling for the first time. Maybe your kids will be attending classes at home via a virtual program. Or maybe your kids will be going back to the classroom but have new must-have’s like masks and new policies on social distancing. Back to school season can be overwhelming, particularly this year. This mini season of the podcast is designed to help...

by Megan Bittner Sea creatures make fantastic unit study subjects. Some of the most awe-inspiring ocean dwellers share some physical similarities but boast an incredible variety of features. Check out this Homeschool Living for tips and resources for creating your own sharks and dolphins unit study and dive back into the school year with enthusiasm! This shark unit study from Great Peace Living shares resources for studying shark science facts, suggestions for exploring sharks in literature and history, and even ways to incorporate sharks into lessons in geography, math, art, and music. Download this free dolphin lapbook for elementary students...

This story is part of Black Ballad’s takeover of HuffPost UK, a week-long series by Black women on parenting, family, and our post-Covid future. In May 2020, when George Floyd’s murder sparked a wave of anti-racism protests around the world, it felt as if I had been forcibly shaken from a dream. I had been living my life in denial; denial that racism in the UK was bad, denial about the racist events that had happened to myself and my loved ones, denial about my children growing up in a world where people didn’t see them as human. This caused...

The widespread “pandemic pods” that are emerging as back-to-school alternatives this fall are models of parental ingenuity, educator adaptability, and entrepreneurial agility. These learning pods, or in-home microschools, involve small groups of families coming together to take turns facilitating a curriculum for their children in their homes, or pooling resources to hire a teacher or college student to lead instruction. They are a creative, spontaneous response to uncertain or undesirable school reopening plans that make at-home learning easier, more practical, and more enjoyable for more families. These pods are also a prime example of what Adam Thierer calls “permissionless innovation,”...