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A 4th Grade Teacher's Insight About What Students Really Need

by ParentCo.

Grade 4 is when kids are being asked to learn and use skills more independently than ever before. That means the need for time to explore is important.

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Letter to My Daughter's Oncology Team After She Died

by ParentCo.

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Can Thumping Hearts and Sweaty Hands Predict Risk of Social Anxiety in Young Kids?

by ParentCo.

If your child complains of symptoms like a bumpy heart, difficulty breathing, or feeling hot in social situations, the risk of developing SAD is higher.

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An At-Home Cooking School With No Pre-Portioned Ingredients

by ParentCo.

To start your kids' culinary education – and perhaps even your own – you don't need meal kit deliveries or even YouTube starlets. You need a carton of eggs.

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Why We Love (and Need) Superheroes

by ParentCo.

There's no denying superheroes hare firmly rooting their place in American pop culture, and the love of them has never faded – it's only intensified.

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Subscription Boxes: the Gift That Keeps on Giving

by ParentCo.

We’ve rounded up 12 of the best subscriptions with something for everyone … even the family dog!

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It’s Okay to Not Be Okay

by ParentCo.

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Revisions of Traditional Nursery Rhymes, for Modern Parents

by ParentCo.

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Stop Doing Everything for Your Kids and Set Them on the Path to Independence

by ParentCo.

Over-parenting and prolonged childhood are an epidemic in this country and it's not benefitting anyone.

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Sending My Firstborn to Pre-K: a Mortality Exercise

by Ariel Rivera

If motherhood is total ecstasy and absolute despair felt in every cell of your body, then having a pre-kindergartener has been peak both for me.

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Why I Won’t Tell My Kids “You’re Okay”

by ParentCo.

We have to do some guessing with these tiny humans who can’t yet tell us what’s wrong, but let’s not confuse this with telling them nothing is wrong.

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Those Three Little Words

by Lauren Kitson

Enjoy this time! Wait … THIS time? You mean like, right now?

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If You Give a Baby a Loofah

by ParentCo.

Don’t waste money on overpriced, obnoxious baby toys. What babies really want are random, inanimate objects from around the house.

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The Rainbow on Our Gratitude Tree

by ParentCo.

Last November, my little family began what I had hoped would be a new family tradition: a gratitude tree.

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Why My Daughters Can Show Their Underwear If They Want To

by ParentCo.

My experience is the restrictions on girls’ lives don't arrive in the form of dramatic events, but in the accumulation of thousands of everyday interactions.

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New Traditions Born After Spending Baby’s First Christmas in the Hospital

by Kathy Sisson

Something about being in kindred company at a children’s hospital on Christmas both humbled us and made us feel extremely grateful.

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Finding My Shoes and Freeing Cinderella

by ParentCo.

Leafing through old albums, I am stirred by memories that evidence so many manifestations of myself: the student, musician, wife, writer, Mom.

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In Defense of the Mapa Bear

by Henry Simonds

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We Howl Like Wolves in Public, but It’s for a Good Cause

by ParentCo.

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Why Date Nights Matter When You're Married

by ParentCo.

It's as if once you say "I do,” date nights instantly become “We don’t,” and occur with the frequency of a Big Foot sighting.

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LA Baby Show Round-up

by ParentCo.

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Kid Made Recipe: Holiday Pie Crusts

by ParentCo.

Are you on pie duty this Thanksgiving? We have some pie crust hacks that will wow your crowd! Grab a few kid helpers, roll up your sleeves and get to work!

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Thank You, I'm Not Sorry

by ParentCo.

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The Four-Letter Word That Can Save You From a Meltdown

by ParentCo.

When we become overwhelmed, however, we forget to check in with ourselves on even a basic level. However, this one word can save the day.

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