Corporate America has historically believed in the power of the company offsite. Executives are whisked away to remote locations where they sip mediocre coffee in meeting rooms and strategize before catered lunches arrive. Meanwhile, parents, quite possibly the most overworked and understaffed management team on earth, rarely get more than a solo run to the grocery store. If they’re really lucky, they might get to enjoy five minutes in the shower before someone is pounding on the bathroom door.

I say it’s time to correct the imbalance. Parents need offsites too. Not just the once-in-a-decade vacation you take after a major anniversary or a milestone birthday. I am talking about regular, kid-free weekends scheduled with the same urgency as a company budget review. The reason? For many of u

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