Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 UTC 2025: **Ellie Kemper Shares Summer Survival Tips for Parents: Multigenerational Travel, Lowered Expectations, and Embracing the Chaos**

**Los Angeles, CA** – Actress Ellie Kemper, best known for her roles in “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “The Office,” is offering parents practical advice for navigating the often-stressful summer months. As a mother of two energetic boys, ages 8 and 5, Kemper understands the challenges of keeping kids entertained, engaged, and safe while balancing work and personal life.

Kemper’s top tip is embracing multigenerational travel. This summer, she, her husband Michael Koman, and their children are joining extended family for an East Coast vacation. “There are plenty of people to watch the children, so I can take a nap,” Kemper joked. “And the kids have other kids to play with.”

Kemper emphasizes the importance of lowering expectations and ditching strict routines. “I try not to set my sights too high,” she said, advocating for manageable summer day camps for her children and letting go of the rigid structures of the school year.

While some families are embracing road trips, Kemper admits that’s not for them. “My kids spent the first years of their life in New York City, and I swear that made them unable to handle car rides,” she explained.

The actress, who currently stars as the “Kohl’s Mom” in the retailer’s latest campaign, acknowledges the juggling act of balancing work and family during the summer. She hosts the “Born to Love” podcast with Scott Eckert, in which guests talk about something that they love. But she emphasizes the need to keep the summer relatively free.

Kemper also shared the best parenting advice she’s ever received: “Mostly everything is a phase,” She also draws inspiration from her character Kimmy Schmidt’s resilience. Ultimately, Kemper and Koman rely on humor to get through the tough moments, a trait they’ve passed on to their “really funny” sons.

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