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To My Preemie: An Apology

by Rhiannon Giles

You turn one next month. We will celebrate with tears and sadness mingled with the gratefulness and amazement at all we’ve been through this year.

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Teaching Kids How to Count Money

Do This One Thing So Your College Student Can Manage Money

by ParentCo.

Knowing how to manage money and stay out of debt can alter the future of any adult - especially those just starting out.

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Study Shows Men Discount the Distress Cries of Female Babies

by ParentCo.

We make gender assumptions about babies almost immediately after they are born.

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How Consumerism Makes Motherhood Look Like an Expensive Job

by ParentCo.

I cannot say this enough: motherhood is not just a job for the wealthy. It's a job for a woman who is ready to love her precious child with all that she is.

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Cover page of Grit – The power of passion and perseverance By Angela Duckworth

Instilling grit in kids means being demanding and supportive, AND sometimes letting them quit.

by ParentCo.

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Where’s The Pause Button?

by ParentCo.

I worry that too soon my little girls won’t be little anymore. But there is so much to look forward to between now and then, so many activities to enjoy.

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C'mon Daddy, You're Better Than That!

by ParentCo.

It’s amazing, and sobering, how the unfiltered and unbiased voice and action of a child can keep you in check.

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Dad Joke Playbook

by ParentCo.

My definition of a dad joke: it makes you groan louder than you've ever laughed. When does a joke become a dad joke? When the punchline becomes apparent.

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"How our Friday night pizza night helps us connect with our growing kids"

by ParentCo.

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I'm Not Sure My Kids Really Get It – I Used to Be Cool

by ParentCo.

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Sometimes My Best Parenting Is Just An Illusion Of Patience

by ParentCo.

With a lot of work and discipline, I can usually pull off the illusion of patience, but it is rarely without internal stress.

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Please, Please Clean Your Room

by ParentCo.

The New Yorker delivers with this hilarious father-son dialogue.

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Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda Recommends A Little Less Parenting

by ParentCo.

Teach your kid to make their own way. To follow their interests, make their own path.

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5 Ways to Stay Connected to Your Little Ones When You're Traveling for Work

by Julia Pelly

Ways to connect while traveling for work (or fun) that help ease separation and keep the family bond strong.

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Pura Vida: A Need to Travel, so the Baby Travels Too

by ParentCo.

"The baby fits into our life, I answered, naïve, yet sure of my parenting philosophy, long before I myself became a parent. We need to travel, so the baby travels, too."

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Pride Mingled With Grief as a Father's Son Leaves for College

by ParentCo.

I knew it would be hard, but I didn’t know it would be this hard. But this is the way it should be. This is what I have worked for since my son was born.

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Go Get a Job and an Apartment, Dinosaur Baby

by ParentCo.

"For sauropods, it doesn’t appear that they were very good parents — at least after their babies hatched."

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Why We Have No Limits To Screen Time

by ParentCo.

I shrug off society’s belief that screen time equals neglectful parenting because when I look at my daughter, I see that she's happy, healthy, and loved.

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Who Said It? My Kids or a Drunk Guy?

by ParentCo.

Maybe my kids said it. Maybe a drunk guy said it. Maybe my kids are drunk guys. I don't know, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL.

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Savoring the Stage Your Kids Are In

by Jessica Graham

As parents, we’re either looking down the road or in the rearview mirror. This is a gentle reminder to savor what’s right in front of you.

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Useful Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Marijuana

by ParentCo.

Regardless of your personal beliefs about marijuana, one thing is clear: it's important to talk to your kids about it.

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Raising Confident Girls: When Apologizing Is Not a Good Thing

by ParentCo.

As girls grow up, the messages they receive about what “good” behavior looks like get more and more complicated and confusing.

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The Awkward Superhero Sex Story

by ParentCo.

When a book being read aloud turns surprisingly sexual, a mom ends up having a hilarious conversation with her two sons.

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Making the Case For Vacationing With Another Family

by Jessica Graham

Everyone knows that vacationing with kids is all the work of home, away from home. Here's how to make it relaxing: bring more kids (and their parents).

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