It’s My Party and I’ll Cry If I Want To
This Mother's Day is a 'choose your own adventure.' Joy, reflection, or ignoring the day—all are valid. No judgment here,…
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Tell Me Why You Love This
Don’t love dump trucks? Not so into video games? Can’t stand the sound of Taylor Swift? Too bad. Research tells us that taking an interest in what your child enjoys…
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Can We Still Be Friends?
Hanging with people who make different choices is HARD. Phones at dinner, rules around candy, bribes or threats, manners and…
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How to Be a Good Loser
Teaching children to handle defeat with grace, resilience, and sportsmanship is crucial. While both winning and losing are temporary and…
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If You Don’t Respect Boundaries, Your Child Won’t Either
Before sharing photos of their kids on social media, parents should ask for consent to help promote healthy boundaries. Because…
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Are you tired of being a short-order cook? Us, too.
Do you cook a meal only to have your child reject it? We hear you! But becoming a short order…
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Is anxiety your superpower?
Viewing anxiety as a superpower may seem counterintuitive given its often negative connotations, but reframing it can offer a different…
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Why are American parents so obsessed with their European counterparts?
Does the sound of a tantrum sound any sweeter in French? From mealtimes to daycare, manners to academics, why oh…
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Sound Machines: Is your noise white, brown, or pink?
For many of us, what started out as a way to soothe our babies to sleep, or block out those…
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Valentine’s Day in a Post-Baby World
When "I love you" is signified by changing that poopy diaper, wiping snot and getting up in the middle of…
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Are you a victim of Post-Holiday Burnout? Same here.
As the holiday season winds down, many parents, myself included, find ourselves staggering into the new year feeling a bit…
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Can we forgive ourselves for lost resolutions? YES.
Easy to set but hard to keep. Research shows that 23% of us quit our resolutions by the end of…
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