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The Roots of Childhood Aggression, and How to Handle Them With Compassion

Why do aggressive behaviors occur? A child is engaging in verbal or physical aggression because it is benefiting them in some way. Here's how to help.

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Death, Life, Loss and All the Things We Pull into Our Chest

Something was wrong. My baby wasn't breathing. She was sick. She had a scary-high fever that had spiked quickly and out of nowhere, and I was laying down with her on my chest waiting for the medici...

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What I Really Want To Say Is, "Cherish This"

“Cherish every moment.” This little phrase haunted me since the birth of my first baby a couple of years ago.

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How Your Relationship With Your Kid Influences Their Behavior

Without a doubt, that the way we shape a child’s behaviors is much more complex than a set of behavioral standards or measurements.

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The Science Behind Discipline: 7 Tips to Keep in Mind to Modify Your Child’s Behavior

A child learns about acceptable and unacceptable behavior by observing the people around him/her. What lessons can you learn from behavior modification?

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An Old-School, West Indian Parent, Talks Black-and-White Parenting

As a child of Old-school parents, I can tell you first hand, they don’t ‘play.’ These parents did not mess around where it came to disciplining their children.

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The Truth About Marriage and How to Carry the Weight of It

Marriage is heavy, and children make it heavier. In order to keep our marriage from drowning, we have to sometimes shift some weight.

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Help! My Kid Is Socially Awkward (But So Is Yours)

If there are any parents reading this who are appalled by their kid’s behavior, I've compiled a list of universal infractions to help you understand that all kids are gross.

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How to Crush Your Parent-Teacher Conference

This morning I received a reminder text from my son’s school that Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled next week. Thankfully, it's not my first rodeo.

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How to Help Your Children Feel Safe and Secure

My two-year-old son has all of the bumps and bruises typical of an adventurous child, who hasn’t quite figured out how to fly or how to keep his torso from out-running his toes. He always bounces b...

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How to Help Your Children Handle Their Emotions

If every moment has the potential to lead to an emotional breakdown, emotion coaching could offer a solution.

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10 Parenting Tips Learned From My Time as a Stripper That You Need to Know

I know you may think it’s absolutely ridiculous to think that you could learn anything about parenting from a former stripper, but you would be wrong.

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Finding Peace As A One-Child Family

In a world full of messages of the ‘only lonely,’ we can be made to feel we are somehow doing something wrong by making the decision to have an only child.

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How Mindfulness Increases the Compassion in Your Parenting

How do we create a more compassionate world for our children? We can start by practicing mindfulness and compassion in our own homes and relationships.

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Finding Progress Through Rose-Colored Goggles

I want to parent with an open mind and heart, so of course I'm listening to my son's request for pink goggles.

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The Etiquette of Milk Sharing

I’ve always been a breastfeeding advocate, it wasn’t until my freezer began to overflow with milk that I started to learn the ins-and-outs of long term milk donation.

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How to Shut Down the "Good Job!" Broken Record

Praise only lasts as long as it is being given, and we often see that without it, kids are not motivated to do the things for which they were once praised.

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Parent Is a Verb – and We All Do It

Parent is a verb. I parent. You parent. We parent. Anyone can parent, and in fact, everyone does

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How Playing Into Your Kid’s Imagination Can Get Them To Do Anything You Want

Feeding into a kid's imagination fosters creativity – but it does more than that. You can use their imagination to get them to do almost anything you want.

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Debate Club: Should We Pay Kids for Chores?

Two Parent.Co writers face off about compensation for pitching in around the house.

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How Parenting and Politics Challenge My Inner-Introvert

After years of fighting my shyness, I thought I had come to a happy medium, but two new issues arose that challenged my inner introvert: Parenting and Politics.

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10 Simple Ways to Build an Unbreakable Bond With Your Child

You’re likely already engaging with your child in activities that promote a strong parent-child relationship.

The Question From My Five-Year-Old Daughter That Froze Me

The weight of her question hit my heart like Thor's Hammer, shattering ribs and going straight for the kill.

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I Am Swim Mom, Hear Me Roar

I am a whole lot of things that I never thought I would be. I am a stay-at-home-mom. After earning a Master’s Degree in teaching and spending nine years in a special education classroom, I gave it ...