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Small business owners have had the additional — and enormous — challenge of trying to keep their businesses open so they can take care of their families financially.
Editor's Note
Mental health check
No one could have predicted what we would soon be facing when we welcomed the new year Jan. 1.
Remembering my mother
I don’t think anyone, no matter the situation or circumstances, is prepared to lose their parent. We always think we have more time.
Column: Carter's Corner
Moms do it all
We are the calendar keepers, the play date assistants, the magic makers of the holiday season, the housekeepers, the milestone markers
A great little sister, and my special sidekick
Aubrey's life has certainly been shaped by her older brother's autism diagnosis
The 2020 holiday season - pandemic edition
The holidays are different in every way this year, but I'm embracing a more laid-back approach this season
Carter’s Corner is written by Lauren Martone, a mom of two children (one with special needs) who lives in southern New Hampshire.
Column: Senior Year Interrupted
Senior Year Interrupted: The college adventure begins
My first month at school has been anything but normal and not what I expected
Senior Year Interrupted: Countdown to college
It’s not too long before I leave for school, and dad has plenty of wisdom to impart
Senior Year Interrupted: It’s official – I graduated from high school
I’m looking ahead to living in the dorms and attending college classes on campus this fall
Katie Burke graduated from Timberlane Regional High School in 2020. She has been sharing her thoughts with readers about what it is like to make the transition to college freshman during a pandemic.
Column: Adventures in Gardening
Reaping the tasty rewards
Juices, cocktails, salad - we've been eating really well from our garden
The beetles invasion
And how I learned to love 'quirky' carrots
We started our garden, and then we started over
Things were going great until a garden invader on four legs ate up weeks of hard work
Photographer, and novice gardener, Kendal J. Bush, and her partner with the green thumb, Nate Laing, are taking readers on an adventure this summer via their southern New Hampshire garden.
Transcendental Dad
The cat and the tooth
It’s the ‘cat tooth fairy’ to the rescue. Yes, really.
We give thanks
"Daddy, did you know that Thanksgiving is because of the Maryflower?”
Kick high, hold tight
The backyard swing set is a lesson in physics, gravity and joy
Local author, journalist and dad, Dan Szczesny, writes about life’s adventures with his daughter, Uma. Find more from Dan at danszczesny.com.
Column: House Calls
Safe in the classroom during a pandemic
What you need to know about the data concerning COVID-19 and kids
The power of knowing how to save a life
More families will be home this summer, so it’s a must for parents to know CPR
It’s important to read the label
Accidental adult poisonings have increased
House Calls is a monthly column written by health care professionals from Dartmouth Hitchcock.
Column: Never A Dull Moment
Seasons of wither
Can Fall be a time of both death and rebirth?
Finding the silver linings in quarantine
If you look carefully, they do exist
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
A note to my daughter — when she’s ready to read it
Never A Dull Moment is a monthly column written by Kathleen Palmer.
Column: Dad on Board
Dad on Board bids farewell
After 12 years, my daughter will now write her own story
Days of yore and toilet paper
Instead of counting down the days to graduation, we’re counting the rolls
From a trio to a bunch
My only child is not quite prepared for the dorm-living experience
Bill Burke is a writer who lives in southern New Hampshire with his wife and daughter. He’s also ParentingNH’s resident Disney World guru.
Column: My Turn
Helping kids handle the tough lessons in our history
We can’t erase the past, but we can empower kids to make a better future
Forget food fights, it’s a battle royal
Food allergies have taken a toll on my family, but social media has been my salvation
The college kid returns
And he’s brought his dirty socks, unopened toothpaste and sword (??) home with him
My Turn is an occasional feature in ParentingNH. If you are a reader interested in sharing your parenting journey, please email editor@parentingnh.com. The views of those expressed by the writers of My Turn do not necessarily reflect the views of ParentingNH.
Column: Time Out
A virtual night out for mom and dad
Entertainment venues and museums will slowly open back up, but in the meantime, sit back and relax and take in a show from the comfort or your home.
A week full of St. Patrick’s Day events
Whether you choose to go out the weekend before or the day of (lucky you!), you won’t need the luck of the Irish to find 21-plus fun across the state.
Rad reasons to leave the house, like totally
Several events in February (and beyond) are paying tribute to the decade of excess, large hair and MTV.
Time Out, written by Editor Melanie Hitchcock, focuses on things that parents can do with their partners and friends when they are taking a “time out” from their children.
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