How a Massachusetts company is winning the stroller wars
Since its beginnings, things have mostly gone well for Rockland’s UPPAbaby. Go to a playground in Brookline or Cambridge and you’ll see so many of its $1,000 strollers, you’ll wonder if locals think they’re required for future admission to Harvard, writes Globe Magazine contributor Jason Schwartz. But crippling tariffs — and flashy European competition — have changed the landscape for the “status symbol” brand.
Avoiding stress can actually make you — and your kid — more anxious
Many people misunderstand what anxiety really is, writes Dr. Meredith Elkins in a new book, excerpted here. Ironically, as parents try so hard to protect their children and minimize their distress, they’re creating the perfect environment for anxiety to thrive. Elkins, a child psychologist, explains what to do when you want to help, but don’t know how.
Modern parenting isn’t easy, writes Globe staffer Shira T. Center. Most parents know the near-constant train of plans and responsibilities running through our heads. To help, many are turning to AI for everything from dividing up household chores to packing for trips.
A few months ago, I went on strike. Not at work, but at home, writes the Globe’s Brooke Hauser. Long a bargaining battleground, my teenage son’s room zaps my energy the most. I asked around for tips that work, and learned that kids view their personal domain as off-limits, that nagging is unsustainable, and more.
As a Frenchwoman living in the United States, naming my unborn child had challenges, says Mathilde Piton. At first I wanted a name, unlike my own, that everyone could pronounce. But then I wanted it to symbolize more, a sense of belonging to past generations that would bond French ancestors and my future daughter.
Their Copley Plaza wedding revealed a heartfelt fib
John Cerrotti and A.J. Hernandez first connected online, agreeing to meet for a quick coffee date. Little did they know that a coffee would stretch into dinner and a Greenway outing – and eventually to getting married years later in a black-tie celebration. Rachel Kim Rackza shares their story.
‘She can be kind of mean’
A reader writes that he’s developing feelings for a close friend, but he’s afraid if they got together, she would judge him. Meredith sees some red flags.
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