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What I Worry I'll Impart on My Daughter

by ParentCo.

I’m scared of all the ways I am unfit to be a mother of a daughter.

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Maybe Don't Read These "Kid's Books" to Actual Kids

by ParentCo.

Could make for some uncomfortable questions.

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The Most Effective Way to Talk Responsibility With Teens

by ParentCo.

Post it in a common space for all to see and use it as living, working document.

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Finding Calm During the Wild After-School Rush

by Kelly Riibe

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8 Toddler Behaviors That Are Right out of a Horror Movie

by ParentCo.

I sleep with one eye open.

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Someone Please Care of Me

by ParentCo.

That is not a typo.

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10 Ways to Give Your Kid's Self Control a Boost

by Sanya Pelini

And no, you don't have to duct tape their arms to their sides.

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Teaching Our Kids to Be Losers

by ParentCo.

Losing is the first step in teaching our kids to succeed.

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Didn’t We Just Have Sex Last Month? A Letter to the Mom With the Nonexistent Sex Life

by ParentCo.

Touched. Out.

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How to Monitor Your Kid's Phone Without Feeling Like a Snoop

by ParentCo.

It's not like when your parents read your diary.

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Why Your Facebook Feed Might be Making You Feel like a Bad Parent

by ParentCo.

So much for making connections.

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The One Room in My House Where You Won't Find Pictures of My Kids

by Rebecca Lang

Sorry, kids. This one belongs to your dad and me.

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Why Texting At Red Lights Is My Biggest Parenting Faux Pas

by ParentCo.

It's this generation's smoking.

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In Case Parenting Isn't Scary Enough, Introducing- Night Terrors

by ParentCo.

Just waiting around for Rod Sterling to drop in.

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20 Ways Living with Twin Boys is Like Living in a Frat House

by ParentCo.

Party with your pants off.

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Raising Twins: Say Hello to Cuteness and Goodbye to a Whole Lot of Other Stuff

by ParentCo.

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The Gentle Heartbreak of Parenting

by ParentCo.

Parenthood brings on a certain sense of existential dread that's both cumbersome and powerful.

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Lonely Motherhood: An Introvert's Pondering

by ParentCo.

The women I spent time with before I had kids are still friends, but we don't have as much in common anymore.

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My Kid Has a Favorite and It’s Not Me

by ParentCo.

We try so hard as parents not to play favorites. I just wish they would do the same.

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The Sweet Spot

by ParentCo.

They still think stupid and shut up are "bad words."

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The Grandparent Effect: How to Encourage Your Kids to Hang Out with Their Elders

by ParentCo.

In the name of intergenerational unity, here are a few ideas to help your kids connect with their elders.

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Why Our Kids Need Parental Guidance, Now More than Ever

by ParentCo.

Your kids are watching you.

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35 Things Messy Parents Say

by ParentCo.

To all the tidy parents, you rock but you don’t need a shout out. You can simply glow with the pleasure of not having your socks sticking to the floor.

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Flying Alone for the First Time Without Children: Weird

by ParentCo.

No reason to cram yourself into a tiny bathroom to change a diaper. Feels like freedom.

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