by ParentCo.
Life happens. You move, you find a partner, you have kids, you throw yourself into your career. Eventually though, you assemble your tribe.
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by Stacy Philpot
When I’d envisioned my life and future family it lacked any mess or complications. What I, in fact, produced, has been quite the opposite.
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by ParentCo.
You have not lived until your child vomits deep inside the aisles of a retail store, dashing all your best laid plans right along with it.
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by ParentCo.
Even though some of your kid's emotions may seem overwhelming, there are some strategies that can help to quell the storm.
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by ParentCo.
We decided we could love our kids better, love ourselves better, and be better parents apart than we could together. And I know we made the right decision.
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by Pam Moore
There’s a reason these parenting hacks are hot right now. They save so much work.
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by ParentCo.
A recent study shows there may be some clear benefits to having an older father that positively impact a kid's education and career.
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by ParentCo.
Cognitive research suggests that autopilot mom-style might be making me a better parent.
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Why not use the freedom of summer to tackle issues such as responsibility for household tasks or personal independence and growth?
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Advancing Age got the last laugh when two weeks later we got the news that I wasn’t pregnant. I needed to take a long hard look at my 40-something body.
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by ParentCo.
In a study that will surprise exactly zero parents, teenagers were found to be at exceptionally high risk of leading a far too sedentary lifestyle.
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In early infancy, kids and apes aren't all that dissimilar in their physical and communication milestones. By toddlerhood, it's shifted, but only a little.
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I raised you to be a compassionate, independent young man. Instead of celebrating your incredible victory (and mine) I remain steadfastly stuck in the past.
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I’m fond of all our summer days, but it’s expansiveness I crave, the flow state of summer where time melts and boundaries blur.
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How much will she miss out on if she doesn’t ask? The unasked-for promotion. The raise. How much will she shoulder?
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The kids are over-sugared, overstimulated, over-sunned, overstuffed, and off schedule. Remind me again why we go to the trouble?
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by ParentCo.
If you have little kids, you have to put a bit more thought into a visit to the multiplex, especially the first time you go.
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by Cheryl Maguire
It's easy to become over-invested in our kid's sports experience. But the foundation should always include respecting their coaches.
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by ParentCo.
There's no denying it, our kids slow us down. Which is exactly why we should take them with us.
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Let them know every day that they are special and beautiful and will be loved by you no matter what. But be careful about how much you give.
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When kids are constantly shadowed by an overprotective parent, their natural, inner alarm clock that warns them of danger no longer works properly.
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Within that sweet, loving, happy child lies a “fournado” just waiting to be unleashed and wreak havoc on anything within a five mile radius.
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When I shifted gears from career to staying home with my kids, I came to realize how instrumental the role of SAHM can be.
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by ParentCo.
Through all the changes and adjustments we've made, it's become clear being a stepparent is as much of an honor as being any sort of parent is.
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