Kid Made Recipe: Beet Hummus

by ParentCo.

Chips and hummus get a snappy springtime update in this tasty, healthy, and fun-to-make snack kids and grown ups alike will love! 

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Buying and Selling a House…With a Toddler, a Pregnant Wife, and a Tight Deadline

by ParentCo.

My wife's reaction to finding out she was pregnant eight months after giving birth to our first child encapsulated the major difference between us.

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3 Places Families Should Make Phone-Free

by ParentCo.

Here's how to carve out three important tech-free areas -- and why.

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My Son Asked Me Why I Had A Butt on My Stomach

by ParentCo.

I want other women, especially mothers, to know that it's okay that their body is what it is.

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April Showers Bring Spring Scented Kids

by ParentCo.

There is a unique smell that is my young children at the end of a spring day.

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Four Daily Exercises That Illuminate Gratitude and Joy

by ParentCo.

These small habits we can practice every day will help our kids see the good all around them.

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Carl Jung on Parenting: There Are No Coincidences

by ParentCo.

Synchronicity is all about coincidence, about things happening at similar times or in a particular pattern so that the things take on meaning.

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Are There Child Traffickers in Ikea? The Fine Balance of Parenting, Paranoia, and Preparedness

by ParentCo.

We are parenting in a time of paranoia. What are the statistics about abductions and sex trafficking in our current culture? It's not as dire as you'd think.

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Charting a New Course for My Sensitive Girl

by ParentCo.

It is not my job to tell my daughter who to be. She already feels the world speaking to her, telling her that her sensitivity is undesirable.

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Sharing Our Boobs: The Case for Communal Breastfeeding

by ParentCo.

The idea of another woman putting her nipple in your baby’s mouth might give you the creeps, but remember, only a few generations back breastfeeding itself was taboo.

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All-Embracing Ways to Parent a Shy Kid

by ParentCo.

Researchers have found that shyness is part of a child’s temperament and can be quite persistent. So how do you support your shy child?

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How to Help Your Kid Conquer Feelings of Disappointment

by ParentCo.

The line between setting a child up for success and protecting him from disappointment is hazy. Yet the alternative is not only impossible, it backfires.

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Roughhousing With Your Kids May be Just the Sort of Play They Need

by ParentCo.

I was surprised when I ran across research that touts all of these other benefits of “roughhousing” outside of the pure joy factor.

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These Are the Years of Looking Down

by ParentCo.

The early days of motherhood pull your gaze away from the stars and downward onto chores, and babies, and messes to manage.

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My Best-Laid Plans to Raise the Revolution

by ParentCo.

Recent events have me thinking about my daughters, wondering about all those proclamations I've made over these past ten years that I've been raising girls.

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Acknowledging The Unknowns Of Raising Kids With A Smartphone In Your Hand

by ParentCo.

With the average adult spending four hours a day on their phone, our own use of technology – and concessions about overuse – are also slowly coming to light.

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The Savings Conscious Parent's Primer on 529 Plans

by ParentCo.

By starting college savings before your child is out of diapers, you can turn relatively small savings into a tuition check.

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This House is Not a Democracy: Parenting With Love and Ultimatums

by ParentCo.

For our kids, it’s about trusting us, the parents, to make the decision that is in their best interest, even when they can’t see it.

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Embracing the Positivity of Boy Power

by ParentCo.

It's common to think of boys as more physical and rambunctious than their female counterparts. But are we sending the wrong message when we reign it in?

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I'd Rather Bathe a Feral Cat Than Plan This IEP Meeting

by ParentCo.

Do not get me wrong, I would walk through fire for my son. That would be easier, actually, because at least then I would know the outcome.

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Summer Arrives on the Wings of the Cicada

by ParentCo.

Their sound, that rhythmic cicada crooning, danced in my head, proving far more intoxicating than the empty bottle of wine at my feet.

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The Best Lessons of Summer Aren't Found in a Workbook

by ParentCo.

There’s a whole lot of learning going on in the summer, more than math facts and vocabulary and spelling.

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What We Recall Through Scents of Our Past

by ParentCo.

By searching out the scents of our past, we may recapture connections to places and people who have been lost to time.

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Why the Best Shoes for Kids Might Be No Shoes at All

by Pam Moore

If you’re not ready to home school or move to a tropical, shoe-optional locale, there are plenty of opportunities to foster kids’ healthy foot development.

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