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Staying at Home Versus The Virtue of Busyness

by ParentCo.

I might work hard, but I’m simply not as busy as I would be if I worked outside the home. Admitting I'd prefer not to be busy comes with a dose of humility.

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Tried and True Bedtime Strategies for Every Type of Sleeper

by ParentCo.

Five kids and 16 years after first becoming parents, my husband and I have a trick or two up our sleeves for getting kids to stay in their beds.

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6 Ways to Raise a Kid Who Looks on the Bright Side

by Sanya Pelini

Raise that half full glass.

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Learning the Hard Way That "Suck it Up" is Terrible Advice

by ParentCo.

“I told you! You didn't listen. You told me to suck it up and ignore it,” my oldest son stated with tears in his eyes.

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Teach Your Kids the Satisfaction of Wanting

by ParentCo.

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5 Reasons You Don't Need to Worry About Kids and Social Media

by ParentCo.

New research is shedding light on the good things that can happen when kids connect, share, and learn online.

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Working From Home With a Toddler: An Hour-By-Hour Case Study in Futility

by ParentCo.

I just need to get one thing done. Shouldn't take long.

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It's the Little Things That Can Break a Mother

by ParentCo.

Mothers often feel obligated to turn their homes over to their kids, but I am tired of pretending that I’m invisible, that I don’t live in my own house.

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Son: You Can Disobey Me but Don’t You Dare Lie to Me

by ParentCo.

There will be times when you’re going to disobey me. But there is one thing that I hope and pray that you never ever do and that is to lie to me.

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The Renaissance of Pagan Parenting

by ParentCo.

Soulful, decentralized, non-hierarchical, intersectional, and green – paganism's infinite incarnations appeal to the earnest and the edgy alike.

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Is That Your Child or a Wild Animal?

by Nicole Merritt

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Why Am I Apologizing For My Outgoing Toddler?

by ParentCo.

My kid scares people. Actually, she tends to terrify them. It happens almost everywhere we go and generally in the same sequence of events.

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A Totally Employable Strategy for Keeping Your Kid's Room Tidy

by Pam Moore

Telling them they might suffocate under that pile of dress up clothes isn't as effective as you'd expect.

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Date A Jerk – And Other Tips on Love for My Daughter

by ParentCo.

You will fall in love, more than once, in the years to come.

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11 Ideals Great Teachers Employ That Also Work for Parents

by Sanya Pelini

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The Birds, the Bees, and…Tiger Butts?

by ParentCo.

When she sleeps she looks exactly like she did when she was a tiny tot in her crib. How can she possibly be standing on the edge of puberty?

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Can Your Myers-Briggs Type Affect How You Parent?

by ParentCo.

Know your strengths. And your weaknesses.

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How to Survive Parenting With Your Polar Opposite

by ParentCo.

When I married my husband, I cherished our differences for what they signaled – compromise. Then we had kids.

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5 Ways to Shield Your Kids From Your Anxiety

by Sanya Pelini

The more anxious you are, the more likely your children are to suffer from anxiety-related disorders.

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3 Reasons to Stop Demonizing Our Teens Use of Screens

by ParentCo.

Parenting teenagers can be hard, especially when they are dealing with stuff that wasn’t even invented in our own teenagehood.

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Uh oh. Did I Kill My Son’s Hamster?

by ParentCo.

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Will Technology Make My Kid Fat, Dumb, and Mean?

by ParentCo.

The truth is more complicated -- and a lot less scary.

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8 Things to Know About Breastfeeding a Tongue-tied Baby

by ParentCo.

You're both going to need some help.

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Until He's Eight, Seven is the Best Age

by ParentCo.

At seven, we realize that we must let them grow up, much sooner than we’d like.

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