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Parenthood

11 Summer Camps Parents Desperately Need to Be Real

by ParentCo.

Hey, kids! Welcome to Camp Holy Crap Please Just Learn How to Ride Your Bike Already! Activities include bike riding, wound dressing, and occasional crying.

Playtime

The Minecraft Generation

by ParentCo.

Playtime

My Love/Hate Relationship With T-Ball

by Kimberly Yavorski

When my daughter wanted to join a T-ball team, it sounded like fun.Then I discovered that I was expected to watch.

Wellbeing

Is It Possible to Tell if Your Child Will Become an Addict?

by ParentCo.

It's also often possible to predict a child's risk of future addiction, and there's strong evidence that some people are born more vulnerable.

Learning

Kids start falling behind in science in kindergarten. Here's how we can change that.

by ParentCo.

Wellbeing

Here's How to Apologize Correctly

by ParentCo.

It's all about actually taking responsibility.

Wellbeing

Damn this is confusing: butter might be better for the heart after all

by ParentCo.

It's not be a health food, but researchers find evidence that replacing butter with vegetable oils does not decrease risk of heart disease.

Learning

Math Teachers Should Encourage Their Students to Count Using Their Fingers in Class

by ParentCo.

Wellbeing

Apps that invade kids privacy are "recipe for arrested development"

by ParentCo.

A parents desire to spy might have less to do with keeping kids safe, and more to do with a burning desire to lower his or her own anxiety.

Playtime

Things You Notice When You Have a Large Transracial Family

by ParentCo.

Sometimes I see a picture of us and think, “Shit, that’s a lot of kids. No wonder people do double takes when they see us.” Yes, I notice the double takes.

Learning

A New App Is Answering Teens' Most Pressing Questions About Sex

by ParentCo.

Wellbeing

A Rule of Thumb to Improve Your Conversation Skills

by ParentCo.

A good rule of thumb is to ask two to three questions and then make a statement.

Wellbeing

How Family Dinners Promote Food Literate Kids

by ParentCo.

If you need a food mantra to keep you going, try this: make it yourself, eat it together.

Parenthood

10 Things You'd Actually Be Excited to Find in Your Baby's Diaper

by ParentCo.

Ok, babies, enough with the poop already. Hook us up with something awesome, ok? Please?

Parenthood

6 Ways My New York City Life Has Changed Since Having A Baby

by ParentCo.

Before I had a baby, I wasn't exactly one of those New Yorkers who searched Time Out for the latest openings. But even for this New Yorker, having a 10-month-old baby changes things.

Learning

Shopping for a New School? Read These 6 Tips From a School Counselor.

by ParentCo.

Parents are gearing up for the next school year and starting the process of looking at potential middle and high schools for their child.

Wellbeing

Why My Sons Don't Call Each Other On Their Birthdays

by ParentCo.

Parenthood

The 4 Stages of Accepting That You're a Minivan Family

by ParentCo.

“We’ll have to buy a minivan,” announced my husband, who had been very quiet. And then we just looked at each other and laughed.

Pregnancy

Thank Goodness for Pregnant Friends

by ParentCo.

You will always have too much baby crap. That is, until you finally find a friend who’s pregnant.

Parenthood

Is Parenthood the Enemy of Creative Work?

by ParentCo.

Wellbeing

Live Music Makes Us Feel Better

by ParentCo.

This is the first preliminary evidence that attending a cultural event can have an impact on endocrine activity.

Wellbeing

Are We Bullying the Bullies?

by ParentCo.

If parents and educators work together, it is possible to protect targeted children, empower bystanders, and support aggressors in their transformation.

Wellbeing