A mom explains why she skips expensive birthday venues and hosts simple at-home parties that save money and are just as fun ...

Mr. Block is a novelist and the author of the memoir “Homeschooled.” By my third year of home-schooling — in 1994, when I was 12 — Mom’s project of turning me back into an infant was nearly complete.

School will be out soon and working parents are looking for summer childcare options, as well as wondering if there kids are old enough to be left alone or old enough to babysit their siblings. That ...

Summer at home with kids can be a challenge. Sure, you can send them to camps, but sometimes those are expensive, and you can’t rely on having a weekly camp for your child over the summer. And now ...