Sept. 3, 2024 

This week we’re tackling the heavy lift of parenting, from managing our own stress levels (spoiler: the Surgeon General is sounding the alarm), to helping our kids remember where they left their shoes. 

We’ve also gathered some hot tips from ParentMap readers to ensure a cool slide into the new school year for both parents and students. Get your glue sticks ready, caregivers, carpool drivers and creative lunch box-packers. It's going to be a great year. 

— Kristin Leong, senior editor