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I Can't Do This

by ParentCo.

Learning

5 Amazing TED Talks Every Busy Parent Should Hear

by ParentCo.

Here are five TED Talks to inspire you on uncovering happiness in parenting, seizing the reins of your work-life balance, living passionately, and more.

Parenthood

Everything We Know About Parenting Will Eventually Be Wrong

by ParentCo.

What are "mesofacts" and how will they contribute to our kids' arguments when leaving us four pages of instructions for watching our grandkids?

Learning Playtime

What We’re Listening To: "By the Book" Podcast

by ParentCo.

Each week we suggest a new podcast to add to your playlist. Up this week: the half reality show, half self-help podcast "By the Book."

Learning

What My Facebook Feed Taught Me About Myself

by ParentCo.

I’m worn out from being told how to be better, do more, and be less me. The truth is this isn’t about the Facebook feed at all.

Wellbeing

The Sting of Being the Uninvited

by ParentCo.

Doesn’t everyone know what that feels like, some personal version of Annie and the birthday non-invitation heard round the world?

Parenthood

If Everything is Impermanent, Let's Rest Assured the Effort Remains

by ParentCo.

All I had wanted was to do something that would last. But that’s how it is with motherhood, isn’t it?

Learning

5 Unique Alternatives to Baby Books (That Won’t Make You Feel Like a Failure)

by Pam Moore

In the age of the smartphone, many parents are finding the traditional baby book just doesn’t make sense.

Two girls sitting in a sofa with cups ,tab and books placed on a table

Wellbeing

Making Friends at 40 (Because We Need Them More Than Ever)

by ParentCo.

I couldn’t explain how afraid I was of new people and this new place. The fact was, I didn’t know how to make friends and I was terrified.

Learning

7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Put a Mobile Spy on Your Kid’s Cell Phone

by ParentCo.

Before you fall for a company’s “You MUST monitor your child’s cell phone” scare tactic, consider these things.

Product Reviews

Swado | Baby Swaddles

by ParentCo.

Not all swaddles are created equal and Swado has just set the bar. It uses self-adhering technology to eliminate the noise of velcro, holding just as strong

Wellbeing

What to Expect When Your Ovaries Decide You’re Done Expecting

by ParentCo.

Here are the most common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause you can expect:

A father and a mother sleeping with thier kids in a room

Parenthood

Your Parenting Style Needs a Makeover

by ParentCo.

The problem of parenting styles isn't that any style is right or wrong, it's that in our adherence to them we forget style is massively subjective.

Group of mother carrying their babies backside and standing infront of ocean

Wellbeing

To Every Exhausted Mom out There, This Is All You Have to Do

by ParentCo.

Instead of doing all of these things in an attempt to satiate ourselves, we just have one thing to do, that’s to show up.

A child is sleeping on top of a ice burg with full of snow fallen

Parenthood

How to Help Kids Cope With Post-Christmas Letdown

by ParentCo.

When the morning of December 25th arrives, it’s seemingly gone in an instant, often leaving children with a post-holiday letdown.

Inspiration

Why Every Home Needs a Family Sock Basket

by ParentCo.

They're never matched up anymore, and the goal is no longer to find a perfect matching pair, but simply two socks that match just enough.

A chinese girl reading book by scartching her head

Learning

A Cause of Reading and Writing Struggles You May be Overlooking

by ParentCo.

According to new research, one of the earliest warning signs of hearing impairment might be when a child struggles to read or write.

A mother is showing candlelight to her baby

Wellbeing

Everything Looks Better by Candlelight

by ParentCo.

Now that I'm a mother in my late 30s, it seems my own mortality and the ridiculously-accelerated passage of time is shoved in my face every five seconds.