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How to Prevent a Parental Disaster During Your Afternoon Witching Hour

by ParentCo.

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My Lifelong Social Anxiety Doesn’t Have to Belong to My Daughter

by ParentCo.

My lifelong anxiety that hovers like a ghost at the edges of my parenting, always tempting me to manage my overwhelming feelings by overcompensating.

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Helping Your Empath Make Their Way in the World Without Putting Them In a Bubble

by ParentCo.

We don't want to teach kids to be unempathetic, but how do we equip empaths to live in an imperfect world without staying exhausted, stressed, and sad?

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Honoring the Sacredness of Your Daughter's First Period

by Alyssa Colton

We don’t have to have a party to honor our daughter's first period, but treating it as nonchalantly as a nosebleed misses an opportunity.

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Dealing With Your Own Anger: Why Parents Get Angry and How to Cope

by ParentCo.

Anger is a normal human emotion and actually a very useful one sometimes. The problem is the way we deal with it, especially in front of our kids.

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How to Approach Your Kid's Teacher When They Feel Disliked

by ParentCo.

There’s nothing worse than having your kid come home and say, “My teacher hates me,” but going to the parent-teacher conference afterward is a close second.

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Coming to Terms With My Empty Nest

by Christi Sessions

Now I go home and the house is clean, lights aren’t on all over the house, and there are no dirty dishes stacked up in the sick. I miss it all.

Little girl in car, looking out of window, smiling bt covering her mouth

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Make the Most Out of a Boring Commute By Incorporating Family Time

by ParentCo.

If you’re a suburban parent, you probably spend a lot of time in the car. If family time is hard to come by, consider incorporating the two.

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The Number One Reason for Disconnect in Your Family

by Claire Taylor

Getting through the day often puts the needs of adults at odds with the needs of kids. That can make for a disconnected uphill battle.

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My Baby, My Breast: a Parent Knows When Nursing Is No Longer Best

by ParentCo.

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Getting Grounded

by Michelle Simpson

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When Parents Undermine Teachers Everyone Loses

by ParentCo.

Culture has shifted from an accepted truth that teacher knows best to the opposite end of the spectrum. That often puts teachers in a difficult position.

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Parenting Your Way Through a Zombie Apocalypse With Twitter Star XplodingUnicorn

by ParentCo.

If you keep up with the online parenting community, you've probably come across the work of James Breakwell. After all, he is "the funniest dad on Twitter."

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How the Enneagram Can Make Us Better Parents

by ParentCo.

Not the typical personality typing system, the Enneagram test can help parents gain insight about themselves and their kids.

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Parenting in the Space Between Power and Powerlessness

by Sanya Pelini

To transform relationships with our kids, the paradox we must understand is that we are less powerful than we want to be but more powerful than we realize.