Melissa Willets

1 week ago | parents.com | Melissa Willets

Photo: Parents / skynesher via Getty Images As a mom of six, I am constantly juggling schedules: I’ll drop this one at dance class on my way to taking my other one to swim practice. And then my husband can take our son to the birthday party—but what to do with our preschooler and the baby? Given my daily balancing act, when I recently received an invitation that said siblings were welcome to join the celebration, I breathed a sigh of relief.

1 week ago | parents.com | Melissa Willets |Sarah Scott

Photo: Parents/GettyImages/pocketlight I’ll tell you how old I am without telling you how old I am: When I was a teenager, you had to call someone if you wanted to talk to them. We didn’t yet have texting, voice notes, or video chats. Fast forward (muffled) years later, and my kids have any number of options when it comes to communicating with friends and family. Talking on the phone is usually last on many teens’ list of preferred methods.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Melissa Willets

Fact checked by Sarah ScottParents/GettyImages/pocketlightI’ll tell you how old I am without telling you how old I am: When I was a teenager, you had to call someone if you wanted to talk to them. We didn’t yet have texting, voice notes, or video chats. Fast forward (muffled) years later, and my kids have any number of options when it comes to communicating with friends and family. Talking on the phone is usually last on many teens’ list of preferred methods.

1 week ago | parents.com | Melissa Willets

Photo: Parentss For the first several weeks after I gave birth to my sixth baby, I barely looked in the mirror. When I finally became caffeinated enough to care about my appearance, the outlook was bleak, since my pre-pregnancy and maternity clothes no longer fit, and I was starting to get depressed from wearing yoga pants every day. Around the same time, I heard about Stitch Fix, a personal styling service that understood my quandary.

3 weeks ago | parents.com | Melissa Willets |Sarah Scott

Photo: Parents / Kingfisher Productions via Getty ImagesA new survey shows 32% of high school graduates say school didn’t prepare them for the real world. Some high school graduates feel pressured to become social media content creators. Parents can help fill the gaps to help prepare their kids for life on their own. High schoolers are mastering square roots, cell division, the Revolutionary War, and how to write the perfect essay. But, what about learning more practical skills?