Parents’ guide

Articles that grew out of working parents’ questions: settling in, sleep, health and development.

In the first week at nursery, a two-year-old stands between his mother’s knees watching his friends play

Settling in · November 1, 2026

The first two weeks of settling in at nursery: a day-by-day plan for working parents

Your return-to-work date is set, the nursery start date is set, and there are two weeks in between. How you plan them decides how short and calm settling in will be.

In the evening at home, a mother with her phone face down on the floor builds a wooden train track with her three-year-old son

Development · October 5, 2026

Screen time from 0 to 4: what the guidelines say and what works at home

The recommendations of the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics, and small, workable ways to cut screen time on a tired evening after work.