Janice D’Arcy is a mother of two girls, a toddler and a preschooler, and has been a journalist for more than 15 years. She is an avid seeker of things to do and cannot be at home with her kids for any stretch of time; their place is the size of a spacious walk-in closet. The city has become their living room. Janice writes about the news, ideas, trends, people and opinions shaping our experience as parents. Join her as she explores how we raise our children today in the On Parenting blog. She, her husband and their girls live in the District.