5 Ways to Go Beyond the Birthday Party

by Jessica Graham

The modern kid birthday party has become painfully complicated. Still, every parent wants their child to feel special. They'll only be that age once.

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What Happened When I Created a Daily Priority List Every Day for a Week

by ParentCo.

I've tried to-do lists in the past, but I always made the mistake of jotting everything down. Keeping the lists short is what makes it work.

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Parenting With OCD: I Want To Vacuum Alone

by ParentCo.

I have vowed not to let my OCD have the impact on my kids’ lives the way it did on my own childhood.

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People watch Netflix more than they hang out with their friends, exercise, and read — combined

by ParentCo.

Netflix made binge-watching a phenomenon, and it has become a big part of our lives.

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5 Serious Benefits of Being Silly With Your Kids

by ParentCo.

Parents should embrace silliness, and be a part of it. Silliness can have positive ramifications for kids in several crucial areas.

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Cherish the Last Month of School With This Spotify Playlist

by ParentCo.

Cherish the last month of school with a School Playlist that will have you wishing you could go back to homeroom.

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Your Sixth Sense Won't Protect You if You Text and Drive

by ParentCo.

Unlike driving while absent-minded or upset, your brain cannot compensate for the disruption in hand-eye coordination when you text and drive.

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How patience can be a better balm for sorrow than resilience 

by ParentCo.

Patience, in its original meaning, was a virtue that enabled a person to overcome suffering.

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Buying in bulk and thus saving money is out of reach of many low-income shoppers

by ParentCo.

Many low-income shoppers, a study finds, miss out on the savings that come with making purchases in bulk.

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Dealing With Anxiety About Life? Read This

by ParentCo.

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5 Reasons Why I'm Done Chaperoning School Field Trips

by Laura Richards

Get a group of 45+ kids inside a tin box (i.e. a school bus) and the most deafening live concert you've ever attended will seem like a meditation class.

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10 Things I Wish I Had Done To Prevent Parenting-Related Injuries

by Claire McMurray

Parenting is hard on the body! Here are 10 things I wish I had known about the body mechanics of parenting.

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I Don’t Know About You But I’m Feeling 22

by ParentCo.

How old do I feel? That really depends on the time of day, what’s in my soda cup and whatever's playing on the radio.

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What a Little Attention Can Do: My Momover Experiment

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Kid Made Recipe: Kale Pesto Pasta

by ParentCo.

New a fresh weeknight dinner idea? I suggest this bright and tasty Kale and Parsley Pesto!

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Teens, Sex, and Social Media: How Technology Can Help

by ParentCo.

4 apps and websites that can help teens avoid the worst of sexting, cyberbullying, and porn.

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How Texting Killed Spontaneity

by ParentCo.

Technology has doomed the spontaneity of adventure and we’re helping destroy it every time we Google, check-in, and hashtag.

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Facebook Looks to Middle School to Fill Hacker Shortage

by ParentCo.

Becoming a hacker is not a bad thing; it’s a person who finds an innovative way to solve a problem.

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Turns Out Growing Up Weird is Good for Your Career

by ParentCo.

As Vanessa Quigley acquired more younger brothers and sisters, so did her family acquire more and stranger pets.

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An Ode to A Mother’s Purse

by Jessica Graham

Recently, I bought myself a little wristlet. It was a rite of passage akin to first bra or a first kiss. It signaled something.

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Marijuana Use in Pregnancy Is Major Risk for Pre-Term Birth

by ParentCo.

New research finds a direct link between continued marijuana use during pregnancy and pre-term birth.

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That Moment When You Realize Your Parents Are Russian Spies

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You'll Probably Relate to These 10 Parenting #ProTips

by ParentCo.

Every time we brought one of our five babies home, no matter how they came to us (two we grew, three we adopted) people wanted to give us advice.

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The Concept of the Biological Clock is More Sexist than Scientific

by ParentCo.

To this day, evidence of exactly how much female fertility declines with age remains hazy.

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