Alyssa Monas sits before a half-dozen toddlers, clutching a steady old friend, the $150 acoustic guitar her mother bought for her on a cable shopping network ages ago. “Good morning, friends,” Monas ...

It’s been a long summer for the parents out there — and this family, for one, is celebrating a return to the days when backpacks must be filled, lunches must be packed and the kids have to get their ...