Do We Need a Community in Order to Truly Feel Joy?

by ParentCo.

Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone.

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Watch the "What's Your Watermark" Video

by ParentCo.

The "What’s Your Watermark?" film is inspired by a desire to educate people about water issues, and to challenge them to make positive change.

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Sometimes Attachment Parenting Fails, and That's Okay

by ParentCo.

Since becoming a mother two years ago, I have been haunted by the notion of attachment parenting.

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5 Things To Do If Your Child Is Struggling

by ParentCo.

Whether your child’s struggle is temporary or longer lasting, the truth is that struggle is a part of life. It's how we all grow and mature.

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Letting Go of Trying to Do It All - and Getting so Much in Return

by ParentCo.

One day, I just looked at the cards I was dealt and said to myself, "So what if the house gets messy? So what if you have to hire a babysitter?

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4 Ways Millennial Parents are Raising a Generation of Great Leaders

by Angela Pruess

Many of the qualities millennial parents are imparting to their children are contributing to the creation of a generation of great leaders.

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Study finds that social media use is significantly associated with increased depression

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What Empathetic Parents Know About Tears

by ParentCo.

Sometimes the best way to be there for our children is to give them the freedom to cry.

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The Ones We Wanted to Stay

by ParentCo.

We can do this, all of us who’ve lost the ones we wanted so badly to stay. We can keep them alive, we can introduce them to our children, we can carry them in our stories.

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Is ADHD a Gift or a Curse?

by ParentCo.

No sugarcoating here: ADHD is a burden. It can also come with potential upsides. Could seeing it as a gift (even if it isn't) produce better life outcomes?

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8 New Tina Fey-Inspired Words For Your Parenting Dictionary

by ParentCo.

Oversharenting, Dad-bod, manny, mommy-jacking- it seems like everyday, someone is creating a new word for parents to add to their lexicon. I have no use for any of them - so I invented my own.

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Mispronouncing a Student's Last Name Can Have a Big Impact

by ParentCo.

Effort is the biggest obstacle to learning how to correctly pronounce a person’s name; teachers have to want to do it.

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Are Your Kids Gluten-Free? Read This.

by ParentCo.

If parents need or want a diet free of gluten, that is their choice. But there are significant reasons to think twice before imposing it on kids.

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3-year study: the relationship between spouses suffers once they have kids

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Friend or Parent When Talking to Kids About Addiction?

by ParentCo.

When talking to kids about substance abuse, many parents wonder if they should play the role of friend or parent. This video unravels this fine line.

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Turning Your Child’s Negatives Into Powerful Positives

by Jessica Graham

Each of us has parts of our characters that aren't desirable. That’s true for kids too, who are grown-ups in progress. But flaws can be polished into gems.

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11 Is the Old Age of Childhood

by Laura Hudgens

What about a goofy, smelly, obnoxious eleven year old is magical or enchanting? My answer? Everything.

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A Former Homeschooling Mom Tells All

by ParentCo.

“Hi, my name is Lisa and I’m a former homeschooler,” I say to my imaginary 12-step support group of parents who survived homeschooling their own kids.

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Kid Made Recipe: Let's Bake! Butter Crunch Coffee Cake

by ParentCo.

I mean, cereal-themed coffee cake? I don't want to brag and say that it's the perfect breakfast treat, but it might be. Try it and see what you think.

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Research Shows Omega-3 Can Lower Aggression in Children in the Short Term

by ParentCo.

How can we improve brain functioning to improve behavior?

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New Study Finds Healthiest Weight Might be Overweight

by ParentCo.

What these results are suggesting is that we might need to rethink our definition of what the term "overweight" actually means.

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How Thinking About Infinity Can Help Your Kids With Math

by ParentCo.

Perhaps the most exciting power of infinity is its potential to inoculate ourselves from the fear of math.

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Celebrating Family Trips to a Favorite Bookstore

by ParentCo.

The human connection can be seen in every part of a bookstore; there is so much more that happens beyond buying a book.

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In Defense of Caillou

by Rebecca Lang

Parents loathe Caillou, and I'm no different. But while his issues are banal to adults, and his whining maddening, to toddlers he's a comforting retreat.

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