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Everyone knows that vacationing with kids is all the work of home, away from home. Here's how to make it relaxing: bring more kids (and their parents).

Wellbeing

Does Your Brain Work Differently Depending on the Season?

by ParentCo.

This is the first study ever to show that brain functions differ depending on the season.

Inspiration

The Tender Notes Left With Orphaned Babies

by ParentCo.

A collection of notes found with orphaned babies is an intimate glimpse into impossible decisions and broken hearts.

Parenthood

Is Alexa the Virtual Family Assistant You're Looking For?

by ParentCo.

The shared shopping list is one of the most brilliant features of Amazon Echo. It solves the whole texting and calling back and forth at the grocery store.

Wellbeing

Why America's Schools Have a Money Problem

by ParentCo.

Property values vary a lot from neighborhood to neighborhood, district to district. And with them, tax revenues.

Parenthood

Reflecting on My Milestones of Motherhood

by ParentCo.

I have been merrily, tearily (and often blearily) muddling my way through my motherhood bubble for 3 years. Now I'm about to go back to paid work.

Learning

What Are Kids Learning From This Presidential Election?

by ParentCo.

Many teachers, it seems, are determined to use the heightened interest in this election as a learning opportunity.

Learning

Kid Made Recipe: Homemade Bread and Butter With the Kids

by ParentCo.

There's nothing better than homemade bread, warm from the oven, with lots of butter. Turn out, it's actually pretty easy to make it, too. Here's how.

Wellbeing

Half a million kids have elevated blood levels of lead, according to the CDC - and Elmo

by ParentCo.

More than half a million kids have elevated blood levels of lead, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Parenthood

Middle Aged Parents' Slang Decoded for Teens

by ParentCo.

The Huffington Post recently shared teen slang terms to enlighten middle-age parents. Here are middle-age parents slang terms decoded for teens.

Wellbeing

Are School Athletes Inadequately Protected?

by ParentCo.

There are no nationwide guidelines to protect high school athletes from crippling or fatal injuries.

Learning

Sarcasm Spurs Creative Thinking

by ParentCo.

We need to think outside the box to generate and decipher ironic comments.

Parenthood Pregnancy

A photo series that shows a more realistic version of impending motherhood

by ParentCo.

Danielle Guenther isn't taking pregnancy photos of moms-to-be silhouetted in their bedroom windows. She's taking them of women barfing in their purse.

Wellbeing

55 Percent of Adults Believe Kids Health Worse Today Than When They Were Children

by ParentCo.

Most U.S. Adults Say Today's Children Have Worse Health Than in Past Generations; Higher stress, diminished quality family time linked to worse health for children

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