Families in the Loop

It’s an indisputable fact (or, rather should be): Chicago offers the most fun, exciting, amazing, inspiring summer activities for kids. After a long, freezing winter, nothing beats packing 12 months of woohoo-joy into a fleeting summer break. Here, a list of our favorite haunts for taking in a little family-time in the Windy City. Enjoy! Darby [...]

Dear Daughter, I’d like to tell you about an experience that changed my life forever.  I share this story with you because it sheds light on how I became who I am and also hopefully shapes some of your future decisions about how you interact with others. When I was 14, I was bullied. How it happened is not such an unusual story.  The year before, four [...]

Parenthood: it’s an experience like no other. From the time the little ones arrive, we want to protect, teach, encourage, and guide them through the often rocky path of childhood. We also want them to learn from our past challenges and triumphs. That’s why we’ve launched FITL’s Letters to Our Kids. Here, we’re sharing the stories [...]

Greetings, Chicago families! Like you, I have been waiting (and waiting, and waiting) for the warm weather to finally arrive. Spring is a wonderful time to connect with the outdoors and bring the warmth and sunshine into our homes. It also creates new ways to connect with our little ones so they savor springtime as well. Here are [...]

Someone brought this home. I call it the Bread of My Affliction. – – Not pointing fingers, but it was the dude in black. – – The Results. – – Tried to compensate. – – The Results. – – Worked out with hubby at home. – – Hubby’s unfortunate choice of head gear. – – [...]