Word On The Playground

Looking forward to Father’s Day next weekend? So is our favorite new expat, Prince Harry, who welcomed a second baby, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, this week, doubling down on his dad stats. This is fun…

The big news this week was a peer-reviewed article in the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics that found that child care workers working with children ages 6 and under are not at increased risk of contracting COVID. Admittedly, the scope of the…

Even if you didn’t catch the VP debate this week, you probably know the highlights. The biggest takeaway in the parent-o-sphere? K. Harris’s eternal refrain: “I’m speaking,” which many mom bloggers are calling the most important takeaway for moms and women everywhere.

Who else is speaking? Barbie, and…

Last year, the debate about Halloween was whether to move it to always be on a Saturday. This year, coincidentally, it IS on a Saturday — but now it might be cancelled. At least according to the CDC, who updated guidance this week to include trick-or-treating (and “trunk-or-treating”)…

We knew her as a left-leaning Supreme Court justice, but in the wake of her passing this week, the internet is also remembering the venerable Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s other life’s work — as a mom. RIP RBG.

In other news, while we can all…

Happy Grandparents Day! 

As the California wild fires rage on, a pertinent parenting connection was revealed this week: Apparently the El Dorado fire near Los Angeles was caused by another one of those ridiculous gender reveal explosions. (Can we please stop…