Parent Hacks

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Parent Hacks is the encouraging book I needed when I was an exhausted new parent.

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Can blogs rebuild America?

in: Featured, Writing & Social Media

Can blogs rebuild America?

Our blogs and the gathering spaces they created changed our world. I think we’re in a moment when we can do that again.

Behind the Book: Writing the Parent Hacks manuscript

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Behind the Book: Writing the Parent Hacks manuscript

You’d think, since I’ve been doing my thing here for 10+ years that writing Parent Hacks would’ve been a piece of cake. The thing I didn’t expect was that baking a really good cake is really hard.

6 ways your kids can pitch in this Thanksgiving

in: Featured, Holidays & Special Occasions

6 ways your kids can pitch in this Thanksgiving

When you give kids real jobs, they become more invested in the joy of Thanksgiving. (Plus, you’ll lighten your load.)

Family vacation out of reach? Here are 6 reasons embrace long weekends for family travel.

in: Featured, Travel & Outings

Family vacation out of reach? Here are 6 reasons embrace long weekends for family travel.

A 3-day weekend is a great length of time for a decent family getaway — perhaps even better than a longer vacation when your kids are little.

8 Reasons to Plan a 1 Parent/1 Kid Trip This Summer

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8 Reasons to Plan a 1 Parent/1 Kid Trip This Summer

There are lots of variables at play in my family — in most families, really — which makes travel complicated. How do you simplify family travel, at least some of the time? You reduce the number of variables.

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About the Author

Asha Dornfest is an author, optimist, and mom of two. She started the Parent Hacks blog in 2005, and turned it into a book in 2016. More about Asha »

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