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Parenthood

Why I Will Keep Fighting Fear as a Parent, Every Day

by Angela Pruess

Allowing fear to take hold of our parenting can prevent us from being the parents we want to be by slowly sabotaging our best-laid goals and intentions.

Wellbeing

Curing Food Allergies with Food

by ParentCo.

Active avoidance of food allergens in baby's diets did not protect them from developing food allergies, and may even have contributed to the large increase we've seen

Wellbeing

Less Distraction Means More Happiness

by ParentCo.

Practicing these four skills can provide the substrate for enduring change, which can help to promote higher levels of well-being in our lives.

Playtime

A Few of Our Picks for the 20th Annual Webby Awards

by ParentCo.

We're not the only ones hoping to win a Webby! Here are our picks out of the hundreds of other nominees seeking to claim the internet's top honor.

Parenthood

No One Told Me That Parenting Would Require Such Thick Skin

by ParentCo.

Kids - keepin’ motherhood real since the beginning of time.

Parenthood

Books that Please Parents as Much as Preschoolers

by Carrie Howe

Lucky for us parents, there are a lot of absolutely excellent children’s books – ones that can please both kids and the parents who read them.

Wellbeing

Heather Shumaker: Kids Need to Take Risks

by ParentCo.

We talked to author Heather Shumaker ("It's OK Not to Share" and "It's OK to Go Up the Slide) about the difference between danger and risk for teens online.

Wellbeing

It Only Takes Small Increases in Sleep to Improve Grades

by ParentCo.

Small cumulative sleep extension can improve kids' academic performance.

Playtime

Adult colouring book craze prompts global pencil shortage

by ParentCo.

Wellbeing

Why mothers of tweens – not babies – are the most depressed

by ParentCo.

Inspiration

10 Big Lebowski Quotes That Will Help You Parent, Man

by ParentCo.

Dude. Sometimes in parenting, it's easier to abide than it is to struggle.

Parenthood

We Are That Family

by ParentCo.

We are that loud, shameless, spectacle of a family who seems to bring attention—for better or for worse—to every location we occupy.

Parenthood

Conversations You Hoped You’d Never Have

by Geraldine Renton

When your eldest son is diagnosed with a rare genetic life limiting condition there are conversations you never thought you’d never, ever have.

Wellbeing

5 Pretty Good Tips to Help Your Family Survive the Stomach Bug

by ParentCo.

Do I love my kids when they're draped across my body panting on my face with barf-breath? UNCLEAR.

Wellbeing

Concussions: Why Kids Are Most at Risk

by ParentCo.

Until recently, it was thought that concussion from accidents was a temporary malfunction rather than a permanent injury.

Learning

Guess What Helps Teens Want to Learn More?

by ParentCo.

Researchers found that adolescents who take part in cultural activities with their mother and father were more likely to aspire to continue their studies.

Learning

Help Parent.co Win a Webby Award

by ParentCo.

Vote for Parent.co for a Webby Award in the category of Family/Parenting!

Learning

Should We Pay Kids for Good Grades?

by ParentCo.

A suprising answer to the question of paying kids for good grades and getting them to do their schoolwork.

Learning

New Friends We Found on the Internet, Featuring Itchy Baby Sloth

by ParentCo.

Discovering Ponch the Badass Chihuahua and Headbanger Parrot clearly falls under "best use of internet."

Wellbeing

6 Practical Ways to Better Handle Worry

by Jessica Graham

I wish I could say that I worry less because I’ve learned to accept everything in my life - but I haven't. I've simply learned to better handle worry.

Learning

Kid Made Recipe: Almond Pancakes with Homemade Caramel Sauce

by ParentCo.

Weekend breakfast is my favorite. And no one ever passes up pancakes at my house. Make these Almond Pancakes and Homemade Caramel Sauce with your family.

Playtime