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Parenthood

8 Items Your Toddler Will Drag Out to Shame You

Sex for Dummies. He appears to favor this book when your mother-in-law is visiting.

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Kid Made Recipe: Jack-O-Lantern Puff Pastry

https://www.facebook.com/HelloParentCo/videos/1777471109186920/ Check out more Kid Made videos on Facebook! Not all Halloween treats are sweet! Try these easy, cheesy, puff pastry jack o' lantern...

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How to Survive Your Magnificent Packrats: An Ode to Stuff

There's no end to the bits and baubles and piles of junk kids will bring home and accumulate. If we're not careful, we're going to be buried by it.

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Grandparenting in the Google Age

My grandchildren are being raised in a world far more advanced than the one we raised their parents in. But they turned out ok.

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It's Time to Redefine the Phrase "Man Up"

During the course of any conversation with me you can expect to hear the sentence, "I once read that..." at least three times. If I'm reading a particularly interesting book this may increase to so...

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How to Google Better: 7 Research Tips for the Overwhelmed New Parent

The information available to parents is endless and often contradictory. Here are seven tips to help you navigate the deep waters of parenting research.

When Your Mom Tribe is Not What You Expected

Tired as the phrase may be, it truly takes a village. And sometimes, we're more surrounded and supported than we realize at first glance.

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How to Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself

Between the drop-offs and the pickups, the parties and the play dates, sometimes it's hard not to feel like everything we do is for our kids. Regardless of how you spend your 9-5, everyone knows th...

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15 Ways to Be More Productive Today

Parents often have more to squeeze into one day than humanly possible. These tips and tricks can help boost productivity and maybe even make you SUPERhuman.

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Teaching Our Children How To Lose: Lessons in Grace

The lessons learned on the field often find their way into all aspects of our kids' lives.

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When Your Superhero Mom Needs You

To a child, mom is the ultimate superhero. Until the day comes that her humanity shines through.

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To My Dear Wife: This Is How I Truly Feel About You

Men have been conditioned to play their emotions close to the vest. Well, not today. Today, I"m going to tell you how I feel, my love.

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Debate Club: A Different Take on the SAHM vs. WOHM "Battle"

Two moms, living both sides of the work/stay home experience offer words of support and encouragement to one another in our latest Debate Club.

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World Schooling is a Wild Ride That Just Might Be the Best Thing For Your Kids

For some families, educating their kids is a global adventure.

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Why Childhood Friends Truly Are Friends for Life

No matter how much time passes, our oldest friendships shape us into the adults we become and remain a source of steadfast comfort.

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How My Terrible Cooking Became Our Best Family Tradition

How one mother made a concerted effort to improve her cooking skills, and ended up making cooperative meal preparation a family tradition.

Don't Assume I'm the Nanny Just Because I'm Young

My family is a little bit different because I’m a younger mother than many are accustomed to seeing but, in all the ways that matter, we’re just like anyone else.

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5 Books That Teach Life Lessons to Your Children

Nearly every house has those books that are read a million times, with worn pages and cracked spines. This is the selection at ours.

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Technology, Miracles, and One Perfect Baby: A C-Section Story

There's more than one way to bring a baby into the world, as this vivid journey through a c-section can attest.

How to Teach Your Kids the Importance of Integrity When a Presidential Candidate Has None

It's hard enough to make sense of this election as adults. Explaining the downright meanness and discriminatory tones to our kids is impossible.

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5 Things That Made Me More Nervous Than Planning a Home Birth

Having your baby at home means there are certain things you'll likely not have to deal with. Thank goodness,

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Can Technology Help Us to Both Live in the Moment and Capture It?

With a camera rarely ever out of arm's reach, it's tempting to capture every memorable moment. But is capturing it worth more than simply living it?

6 Game of Thrones Halloween Costumes for Your Unsuspecting Baby

In just a few short years those babies of yours are going to be choosing their own commercialized average costumes. But right now, it's GOT time.