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Jun 26, 2020
8 min

Small Steps to Address Racism - Personally, Professionally, & In Your Parenting

Change starts with you and your example. Here are a few small steps to address racism - personally, professionally, and in your parenting.

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3 Questions to Simplify Working Parent Life (Quarantine Edition)

Danielle Pickens

Apr 1, 2020
5 min

3 Questions to Simplify Working Parent Life (Quarantine Edition)

Let's admit that, for the foreseeable future, we will have less productive time, less certainty about our days, and less defined boundaries.

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Dear Working Parents, Now is the Time to Do Less, Not More

Danielle Pickens

Mar 19, 2020
4 min

Dear Working Parents, Now is the Time to Do Less, Not More

Now is the time to do less, not more. In other words, don't be a freakin' martyr.

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How Working Parents Can Adjust to the "New Normal" of School Closures

Danielle Pickens

Mar 17, 2020
6 min

How Working Parents Can Adjust to the "New Normal" of School Closures

Give yourself some grace if things aren't going as you planned. We are ALL adjusting to a new normal. Here’s what you can do now.

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The Working Parent's Guide to Surviving Coronavirus School Closures

Danielle Pickens

Mar 15, 2020
4 min

The Working Parent's Guide to Surviving Coronavirus School Closures

Wondering how to survive coronavirus school closures? Check out our five tips to help working parent's maintain their sanity.

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Five Tips to Avoid the Stress of Back to School

Danielle Pickens

Aug 13, 2019
3 min

Five Tips to Avoid the Stress of Back to School

Get The Working Parent's Guide's tips and tools to avoid the stress of back to school. Tip #1: Plan ahead!

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We Don't Do Birthday Parties. (And why you might consider it too.)

Danielle Pickens

Jul 18, 2019
3 min

We Don't Do Birthday Parties. (And why you might consider it too.)

Quite honestly, one of the best gifts I’ve ever given myself was to forego the whole kids’ birthday party rigmarole. I know. The horror.

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The Term Work-Life Balance is a Trap (& What You Can Say Instead)

Danielle Pickens

Jul 5, 2019
3 min

The Term Work-Life Balance is a Trap (& What You Can Say Instead)

Sidestep the work-life balance trap by saying this instead.

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