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4 Practices From Around the World To Help Make Parenting More Joyful

by ParentCo.

Parenting differs greatly from culture to culture. In each, there are ways to find the joy in raising kids.

Parenthood

Why I Don't Make My Kids Do Chores

by Rebecca Lang

Kids have their entire adult lives to tend to mundane tasks. For now, I'm heeding grandma's advice, doing the chores and letting them be kids.

Learning

Are Extracurricular Activities Enriching or Distracting?

by ParentCo.

Staying busy to the point of distraction is harmful to adults and just as detrimental to our children.

Wellbeing

The End of Spanking: Why the Research Says It's Time

by ParentCo.

Spanking has been an accepted form of discipline for generations. But as a nation of evolutionary change, it's time we stopped.

Parenthood

Dear Son, Now That You Have a Girlfriend...

by ParentCo.

Parenthood

Needing Space From My Family Makes Me Feel Like a Failure

by Alison Wilkinson

The need to be alone is as biological as the one to build a family. But recognizing that need comes with a guilt mothers often can't ignore.

Parenthood

Why We Make Our Sons Watch Women's Sports

by ParentCo.

Cheering on strong, fast, and powerful women is as much a priority in our house as Sunday Night Football.

Wellbeing

Swimming in the Mom-Friend Dating Pool

by ParentCo.

My newborn son was amazing in every way, but I desperately wanted something more. It was time to began the daunting process of “Mom Dating.”

Wellbeing

Self-Interest is Not Selfish in Relationships

by The Gottman Institute

It’s hard to fault someone for being selfless. That doesn’t mean that being in a relationship with a supremely selfless person is fundamentally easy.

Learning

Kid Made Recipe: Pie Crust Lattice!

by ParentCo.

Wellbeing

The Reason You Won't Find Seat Belts on a School Bus

by Rebecca Lang

We'd never dream of putting our kids in the car without properly buckling them in. So why are school buses an exception? The answer may be simple.

Parenthood

Remembering My Self Between Departure and Arrival

by ParentCo.

Preparing to leave the role of mother behind for just a few days can be nerve-wracking, emotional, and empowering.

Parenthood

The 5 Stages of Head Lice: From Denial to Depression

by ParentCo.

My experience with head lice can be summed up in five phases similar to Kubler-Ross' five stages of grief: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.

Wellbeing

Secrets, Shopping, and Sharing on Amazon Prime

by ParentCo.

You know what couples aren't obligated to do? Peek into every nook and cranny of one another's consciousness.

Parenthood

One Grandmother's Take on Babysitting

by ParentCo.

Parenthood

Babies Reach for Toys More When Adults are Around

by ParentCo.

Learning

3 Common Reasons Kids Struggle With Math - and How You Can Help

by ParentCo.

Math doesn't come easy for many kids. But conquering these common struggles can take their learning to the next level.

Parenthood

Survival and Family: Perspective on Stress From the Third World

by ParentCo.

Marriage, family, and stress all hold a different weight when the struggle to simply survive is a day-to-day affair.

Parenthood

My Son Can't Walk and That's Fine With Me

by ParentCo.

When my four-year-old doesn't see his wheelchair as a disadvantage, why should I?

Wellbeing

To the Well-Meaning Strangers When My Son is Behaving Badly

by ParentCo.

When a toddler is having a public meltdown the input of strangers is pretty much the last thing any mom is looking for.

Wellbeing

Reading Books Can Lengthen Your Life?

by ParentCo.

Learning

Good This Happen When you Read Real Books to Your Kids

by ParentCo.

Wellbeing

A New Diagnosis: "Gestational Sleep Apnea"

by ParentCo.

Parenthood

When a Game of Catch Becomes a Conversation Between Mother and Son

by ParentCo.

Sussing out the needs of your introverted kid sometimes means quietly letting them take the lead.

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