The end of summer marks the beginning of that mad to stock up on supplies that will make your students’ school year a success. You want to send them off to the bus that first day with everything they need to get to the head of the class. Did you ever stop to think that your own business could use that kind of prep?

Once a month, we leave our kids, husbands and worries behind. We fall off of our diets while eating snacks, appetizers, dinner and a lot of desserts. We drink our favorite wine, beer or drink of the night. But the best part of our girls nights is the conversation.

In an age of dual-income families and gender equality, the concept of equalizing parenting is becoming a hot topic. Rather than mom taking on the primary responsibility of the children and household, both parents share all aspects of both. Learn key strategies for making parenting a team effort.