Want to Create a Better Workplace? Consult a Preschooler

by ParentCo.

Maybe we don’t want a focus group of four-year-olds arguing to eliminate nap-time, but the rest of their ideas about what work should be like are solid.

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She's Been Holding My Hand Again, Mom

by ParentCo.

She will be a teenager soon enough, and a woman after that, and maybe a mother or a wife too. But she's been holding my hand again.

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The Cost of Membership in the SAHM'S Club

by ParentCo.

When I didn’t race from the yard to get to work the circle of sisterhood (almost exclusively women) began to open up and accept me as one of their own.

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New Study Says Your Parents Should Be Asking to Babysit

by ParentCo.

A recent study suggests that grandparents who babysit are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s.

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Mother's Day Is Dead and Facebook Killed It

by ParentCo.

A subtle annoyance at our own fear that if we don’t use this platform to validate every kind of life a female chooses to have, we’re bad feminists.

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Raising a Highly Sensitive Kid in an Insensitive World

by ParentCo.

Sensitivity, though criticized, has incredible power.

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Why Do Moms Wage Wars From Behind a Computer Screen?

by ParentCo.

“Mommy wars” rage in the comments section of articles about everything parenting related. What happened to being in the trenches together?

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How to Dial it Down When You Want to Rage-Quit Parenting

by ParentCo.

These seven steps only take 15 minutes and can help calm you down when feeling like you are going to blow up.

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12 in 100 Parents Are Burned Out. Are You One of Them?

by ParentCo.

Your exhaustion, low sense of accomplishment, and even some emotional distancing from your children probably do not constitute "burnout."

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Finding Quiet While Spending My Days With a Chatterbox

by ParentCo.

My needs are at odds with what my son needs and as the day plods on, my insides feel like they’re ready to pop.

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Beating Forever Outside My Chest

by ParentCo.

Parenting a daughter with severe autism, there are days I feel like I’m going to break, and I wish I could be suspended in air.

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My Mom’s Genius Strategy for Making Mornings Insanely Easy 

by Pam Moore

I have no recollection of seeing my mom awake before eight in the morning. And we were totally fine.

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When Should a Parent Confront a Coach?

by ParentCo.

When a parent believes a coach is doing something legally or morally wrong, that’s when they need to step in.

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How Research Is Destigmatizing Older Motherhood

by ParentCo.

Despite the stigma, older moms and their children may experience some benefits that only come with age.

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The 95th Percentile: Tips for Parenting a Supersized Kid

by ParentCo.

Over the past four years, I’ve realized that parenting a supersized kid comes with its own set of challenges

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How to Foster Your Kid's Willingness to Forgive

by ParentCo.

Help kids learn the skill of forgiveness and take comfort knowing that you’re sending them into a happier future by doing so.

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When Grand Gestures Give Way to the Everyday

by ParentCo.

Having kids threw big gestures out the window and then ran them over with strollers.

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10 Ways Tech Makes Life Easier for New Parents

by ParentCo.

Embrace the wealth of sanity-saving, stress-reducing resources that make parenting a little bit easier.

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I'm Not the Mother I Want to Be, But That's Okay

by ParentCo.

I am not the sort of mother I thought I would be. I can hear the cry of "Haha! Nobody is," careening at me.

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Mother's Day Schedule: Time Stamped for Your Convenience

by ParentCo.

It’s Mother’s Day Eve and you’re brimming with excitement for your big day. The “put mom on a pedestal and compliment her until you’re blue” day.

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A Shout Out to Moms From a Grown Up Son

by ParentCo.

Whenever I tell my mom that I love her, I feel like it comes across as routine, as if it is just the end of the sentence or a way to say goodbye.

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You’re Still Somebody’s Kid: 5 Ways Parents Can Celebrate Their Mothers on Mother’s Day

by ParentCo.

We’re parents now. We’re grownups. We’ve got the bills, the jobs, the tired eyes that didn’t come from partying. But we’re still kids, too.

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Are You Supposed to “Just Know” When Your Family's Complete?

by ParentCo.

Aren't mothers just supposed to “know” certain things? When our kids have fevers, when something's wrong at school, and if we should do it all over again?

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When a Pet Dies, How Can You Help Your Kids Say Goodbye?

by ParentCo.

It’s important to help our kids pay homage to their beloved pets as best we can when their time comes to say goodbye.

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