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Talking to Your Kids About Same-Sex Marriage

In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling to legalize gay marriage in all 50 states, people celebrated, lamented, cried onto their keyboard, changed the filters on their Facebook profile pictures, ...

100 Percent Is Overrated - The Atlantic

Encouraging kids to face challenges and make mistakes could have greater benefits than praising them for being "smart." According to professor of mathematics education at Stanford University, Jo Bo...

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Ten things I can't wait for my son to experience

There are so many exciting milestones on the road of life. But outside of the monumental moments , I'm looking forward to the less epic, but just as meaningful, experiences for my son.

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Baby Toes

One of the things people don’t really give you enough warning about when you become a parent is the outrageous tendency strangers have to do weird stuff to your baby.

A summer camp lesson for parents from Jessica Lahey

In her essay "Now is the Season of our Malcontents," Jessica Lahey writes thoughtfully on summer camp drop-off, and how it relates to important milestones in childhood development. Lahey writes: "...

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How to Handle Toddler Meltdowns

Question: How do I handle “bad” toddler behaviors- aka toddler meltdowns?

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A huge part of parenting is being excited about life’s possibilities

We're sharing a post from Brigitta Burguess every day this week, as a series about her perspective as a younger, new new mom. Read them all here. It's recently come to my attention that I entere...

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What you're getting for Father's Day depends on her Mother's Day gift.

I haven’t confirmed the history here, but I’m going to go ahead and assume that Father’s Day comes after Mother’s Day because hey, how the hell are we supposed to know how much trouble to go to? Le...

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Dads who joke and play with their kids make them healthier

Several years ago, I visited a friend who I hadn't seen in over a decade. In the years between our visits, he had gotten married and had two kids. Watching him interact with his kids for the first ...

"The conflict of domestic isn't moms versus dads; it's the family against money"

Excerpted from The Atlantic: Home Economics: The Link Between Work-Life Balance and Income Equality Men’s absence from the conversation about work and life is strange, because decisions about who ...

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How to talk about sexting with your tween or teen

Sexting. Some parents have difficulty just saying the word, never mind admitting that their child might – just might – be participating in it.

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Three perks of young parenting

There are tons of reasons why being a young parent is awesome. But three stand out as the foundational perks of the job.

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My family dinner fails, as told by 'Orange is the New Black' GIFs

I want to enjoy feeding my children. I want to be good at it. But it just never seems to work out that way. These GIFs explain what I mean.

37 Difficult Questions From My Mixed-Race Son

Mira Jacob, author of "The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing", has a son who loves Michael Jackson. She turned his perceptive questions and observations regarding race into a fantastic series of panel...

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Getting the Kids Involved Means Letting them Participate 

If you want your kids to follow a daily routine, they have to help create it, and then feel supported as they practice mastering the routine on their own. That sounds super obvious to most parents...

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10 Lifehacks to Become a Better Parent than Anyone Else, Ever

I've learned a number of time-saving, life-affirming, world-changing tips that will both save time and affirm life while simultaneously changing the world.

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Parenting, Not for the Moment, But for the Long Haul

Our culture is one that promises quick fixes, from 6-minute abs (or is it 8 minutes? I don't know. I wait for cold season and hope I get a cough strong and persistent enough to get mine back on tra...

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3 women share how their creative work evolved with motherhood

We profiled three mothers who are making amazing art for the #100DayProject about how parenthood has changed their relationship to creativity.

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Be nice to your brother*: the fine print

I understand that rules are most effective when they’re objective and specific. Being nice to your brother does not include (but is not limited to not including) the following**:

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What parents need to know about the new LEGO Worlds game

Here's what parents need to know about the new game LEGO Worlds. After all, it's only a matter of time before it's all your kid can talk about.

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How I Found Clarity By Looking Through My Son’s Filter

My son turned and looked in my eyes as he ascended the plastic grey climbing wall. Clambering to escape me as I advanced on him, his fingers slipped off of each hold and his attempts to elude me we...

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Relationship Advice for Parents: How can we reconnect after a fight?

Question of the week: "My husband and I have a tough time reconnecting after a fight. How can we just be cool with each other?"

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Ode to "The Village"

A shout-out to the good friends close-by who weave into the life of our family. That is, our village.

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As a parent, use natural forces to your advantage

Anyone with kids has probably noticed the 5:00 hour is a portal to the dark side - but this provides a perfect example of using natural forces to your advantage.