by Cecilia Hilkey | COVID-19, homework/school, parenting
Many parents are juggling working from home while homeschooling their kids. We started working from home 16 years ago (when we first became parents). During that time we’ve also homeschooled our kids. Even though COVID-19 has changed a lot of things, most of what we...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | collaboration, parenting
I’m guessing that your house might look like my house in some ways right now. We’re adjusting to the new reality of sheltering-in-place to respond to the pandemic. My kids (for the moment) have stopped asking about seeing their friends. I’m washing doorknobs, faucet...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
In the past week the world has changed, things are far from “normal”. Our kids are home from school, yours too? We had planned on driving to California for Spring Break to visit my parents and that was canceled because we don’t want to get them sick. Have you canceled...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | communication, parenting
What do you do when your adolescent is spending too much time on a screen? Or staying up too late? Or behind on homework? Or getting sucked into social drama with friends? Especially as our kids get older, how do we influence them while still maintaining our...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting, research
A lot of us feel alone, as parents. It’s not easy for you or your kids… However, there are many things that bring me hope. One of them is my mom’s amazing homemade BBQ sauce. We all called it “secret sauce”. I wanted to put secret sauce on everything… ice cream,...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | communication, confidence, parenting
A few days ago, I was sitting next to our daughter at the DMV (Dept. of Motor Vehicles). She leaned over and said to me, “Mom, we should just go and talk to them.” I said, “No, people are scary. Let’s wait until our number is called.” She pointed to the counter said,...read more
