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All the Friends I Hadn't Met Yet

by ParentCo.

When my daughter was asleep, I googled words like ‘moving’, ‘friends’, and ‘loneliness’, and I discovered that my situation was hardly unique.

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My Husband's a Grown Up - He Doesn't Always Need to Come First

by ParentCo.

Don’t get me wrong. Keeping my marriage healthy is a priority for me. I just don’t believe one person in the family is more important than all the others.

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5 Reasons Your Toddler is Freaking Out, According to Science

by ParentCo.

Tantrums are a normal part of development and, in a way, they’re actually good for our kids. Here are some of the reasons toddlers blow up.

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What a FitBit Would Track if Moms Designed It

by ParentCo.

Forget eats and steps and hours slept. Here’s what I’d be charting to give myself the “go team” butt slap I truly deserve.

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The One Question We Can Ask to Shape Girls Body Image

by ParentCo.

Girls who set goals that focus on how their bodies function instead of how their bodies look may be more likely to appreciate their bodies.

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How a Weird Desert Town Looks Different When the Newlywed Glasses Come Off

by ParentCo.

Those first trips to Marfa were about the romance, getting away to a place where we had only each other and the ambient strangeness.

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Survival Tips for the Garage Sale Novice

by ParentCo.

When it comes to garage sales, know what you're in for and prepare as best you can.

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How a Q-Tip Can Send You to the Emergency Room

by ParentCo.

All boxes of cotton swabs include a warning not to use the swabs for ear cleaning, as they have since the 1970s. So why are we still using them that way?

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Recalibrating After Years Spent Swept Along in the Current

by Liz Van Dyke

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Once Again to the Lake

by ParentCo.

Places like these – especially the highly anticipated, rarely visited ones – have a knack for making us contemplative.

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Is Technology the New Drug for Our Kids' Generation?

by ParentCo.

Teens are using fewer illicit drugs than they have in the past 40 years. But are they trading those addictions for an addiction to technology?

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The Poverty Rate Would Be Cut in Half If Women Received Equal Pay

by ParentCo.

A new study points to a surprisingly simple solution to reducing the number of children and families living in poverty: decreasing the pay gap.

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Life Sucks Under the Red Tent

by ParentCo.

A typical female will spent five years of her life having her period. Why, then, does menstruation remain a universally taboo subject?

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Science Says This is Key to Your Kid's Academic Success

by ParentCo.

Could there be a much simpler, easier path to academic success? Research shows that exercise has a positive effect on school performance.

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Please Stop Telling Me How Fast It Goes

by ParentCo.

I won't miss these things. I know this. But I'm well aware that when these exhausting parts end, so do other things.

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7 Reasons You Should “Go Grooming” With Your Kids

by Zaeli Kane

Accept responsibility for the wide open spaces that deserve love, respect, and appreciation.

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Can You Eat That? A Simple Diet Planner for Breastfeeding Moms

by ParentCo.

Learn more about what can pass into breast milk, or scroll to the end for a quick quiz about whether or not a particular food is okay to eat while breastfeeding.

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Please Stop Trying to Sell Me Stuff, I Just Want to Be Your Friend

by ParentCo.

All of these women had one thing in common and it was not how much they loved me. They were trying to sell me stuff.

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Connecting With Nature is as Simple as Walking Out Your Door

by ParentCo.

You don't have to spend a weekend backpacking in the Rockies to maintain a connection with nature.

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How to Make Mindfulness a Game, Not a Chore

by Keren Gudeman

Developing skills like deep breathing and emotional self-regulation sound so serious, but here are three games that develop both.

Parents teaching table manners to preschoolers

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5 Routines That Infuse Everyday With Gratitude

by Sanya Pelini

Evidence to date suggests practicing gratitude leads to psychological and physical well-being. And doing so consistently as a family is best.

Mother ready to put her baby in a car seat

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The Car Seat Mistake You Might Not Realize You're Making

by ParentCo.

I will confess: I am a little bit of a car-seat safety fanatic. Some people might call me an advocate, but let’s be real. I verge on crazy status. I kept my kids rear-facing well past the age of two. I’ve schlepped their car seats on and off of airplanes more times than I can count. I’ve tsk-tsk’d their installation again and again until it is JUST RIGHT. But I make no apologies.