Glen Rock Parent

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Feed me, Seymour!

It’s Friday evening. You’ve caught the early train home. The kids aren’t going to do their homework (because it’s Friday) and the last either one of you wants to do is cook. Ordering take-out is risky. Friday night is likely the busiest night of the week for pizza and chinese delivery meaning you’re likely waiting [...]

Part-time parenting Part II: Your employer

In Part-time parenting Part I, we discussed how working parents try and maximize their time with their kids. In this article, we explore the real issue: your employer. Since we all work for a variety of company sizes and cultures, it’s difficult to pitch a one-size-fits-all proposal for this concern. Your employer truly determines how [...]

Part-time parenting

One of the most frustrating things about being a working parent is the amount of time you actually get to spend with your kids during the week. If you’re commuting into New York City daily and your kids are relatively young, you get, on average an hour at most in the morning and about an [...]

Giving thanks!

It’s a short week. Lots of food, fun and family happening this week. Happy Thanksgiving from GlenRockParent.com folks. If you can make it, attend your children’s holiday plays and events. They do love it. There will likely be a lull in activity during this week but we will return to our regularly scheduled programming next [...]