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Learning

Kid Made Recipe: Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

by ParentCo.

This crispy, spicy vegetarian take on buffalo wings makes a great party dish, or the perfect weekend movie watching snack!

Parenthood

Breastfeeding: When Success Feels Like Failure

by ParentCo.

Most of all, I raged against the breastfeeding mothers who failed to tell me how hard this all was.

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Learning

18 Simple Ways to Infuse Each Day With Learning

by ParentCo.

Teaching your child to love learning offers them a lifetime of discovery, far outside the classroom.

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Playtime

Read These Favorite New Books After Your Kids Go to Sleep

by Crystal Ponti

If you’re looking for something to read, here are some favorite new books to put on your radar:

Wellbeing

I Asked Navy SEALs and Green Berets For Advice On Surviving Sleep Deprivation – This is What They Said

by ParentCo.

I'd read about how SEAL recruits had to endure the most physically challenging conditions imaginable – including sleep deprivation. Maybe they could help.

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Wellbeing

How I Missed My Kindergartner's Color Deficiency

by ParentCo.

Roman’s perspective of the world was colored, literally, different, yet his outlook was unfazed.

Wellbeing

Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby's Plagiocephaly Helmet

by ParentCo.

Here's a list of things to expect if you, too, find yourself in the position of being prescribed a plagiocephaly helmet for your bundle of joy.

Parenthood

Why Your Response to Your Baby's Cries Are Hardwired

by ParentCo.

A new study found that infant cries activate certain brain regions connected with movement and speech in mothers.

Parenthood

My Kids Said “Mom” 159 Times in 6 Hours and I Nearly Lost It...Until I Made a List

by ParentCo.

At the end of the day, let’s face it – kids and their questions are frustrating, maddening, and hilarious.

mother and daughter sleeping on bed together

Parenthood

What it Means to Build a "Home"

by ParentCo.

I don't have a home anymore. I have places where my heart belongs, and people I love in those places.

Wellbeing

The Lesson in the Succulent

by ParentCo.

It's so many of us who have moved our own hardier selves right down to the bottom of the list of things that need to be cared for.

Pregnent woman giving birth to child in a hospital

Pregnancy

I Don’t Regret My Birth Plan: Notes From the Forever C-Section Mom

by ParentCo.

We all have the ideal plans for how we're going to raise our kids and how they will turn out. Then life happens.

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Parenthood

Who Has Time to Write?

by ParentCo.

If you’re the kind of person who needs intellectual stimulation in order to feel satisfied, don’t buy into the myth of “supermom.”

Wellbeing

How to Test Your Kids’ Vision Before They Can Read

by ParentCo.

You might be wondering how your three-year-old could possibly sit still for an eye exam, let alone read one. Here's how.

Parenthood

When Food Is Medicine

by ParentCo.

Parenthood

Your Kid Wants a Tattoo or Piercing? Don’t Freak Out, Talk.

by ParentCo.

Tattoos and piercings are not new by any means, but studies show that more kids are getting them even at younger ages than in the past.

Parenthood

5 Things You Can Start Doing Today to Calm Your Kid’s Anxiety

by Sanya Pelini

You can teach your anxious child to better manage his or her feelings. Here are a few strategies.

Parenthood

Tragedy and Joy: Life as a Small Child

by ParentCo.

The pain she felt over the loss of her balloon was real, as much as I may joke about it.

Parenthood

What Moms of Kids With Invisible Disabilities Want You to Know

by Pam Moore

Parents of kids with invisible disabilities want the world to know it’s only okay to assume one thing: They and their kids are doing the best they can.

Parenthood

Why I Don't Worry About the Small Stuff Anymore

by ParentCo.

When your child is born with a heart that’s broken beyond full repair, you learn what you can and cannot control.

Wellbeing

The Highs and Lows

by ParentCo.

We learned the management of diabetes is an art form. Her little fingers became paint brushes of red expressing her glucose levels.

Parenthood

What This Harvard Project Determined About Raising Kind Kids

by ParentCo.

The Graduate School of Education at Harvard University project, Making Caring Common, came up with five strategies to teach kids how to be kind.

Learning

How to Encourage Failure With a Cheap At-Home Science Lab

by ParentCo.

Your kids don't have to have their own Menlo Park to practice in. You can set up their first scientific failures with just one trip to a big box store.

Learning