Work life balance.

Having it all.

There’s been countless articles written on this topic: women juggling family life and work. (There’s far fewer articles about men attempting the same juggling act, but that’s a topic for another day.)

It’s hard enough giving time to your job and while also balancing child play time, household chores, exercise and sleep.

But what if you’re attempting to balance work, motherhood and school? Not your child’s school schedule – as hectic as that might be – but your own.

It’s a lot to deal with: a job, a family and going back to school, but it can be done. The website Working Mother offers these tips (while also acknowledging that things won’t always go smoothly).

Trying to keep your kids occupied this Winter?

It's tough sometimes. Endless cold days and not enough ideas. Kids are little balls of energy, and all the backyard games that helped them decompress in the warmer months are off-limits because of cold weather.

Blogger Anna Luther was facing her first winter with staying home with a toddler, and decided to go looking for ways to avoid cabin fever.

Here are a few of her suggestions for wintertime toddler activities.

The weather is getting cooler, but that won’t stop your kids from playing outside.

And when they’re done playing, they’ll want something to nibble on, whether that means after-school snacks or a mid-afternoon treat during their weekend playtime.

That’s why Swingset & Toy Warehouse has put together this guide to making your kids some fall snacks. These are things they can enjoy at your kitchen table or the picnic table, the lemonade stand or inside their swing set fort. Enjoy!

When we say something is “child’s play,” we mean something that’s easy and simple.

In truth, there’s a lot going on when kids are at play. It’s an activity that has a host of physical and psychological benefits for children:

1. It Helps Them Behave

According to a 2009 study in the journal Pediatrics, children who get a break for recess tend to act up less in the classroom. The study looked at two groups of 8 and 9-year-old students and found that the ones who got more than 15 minutes of playground time each day behaved better than kids who got no recess time.