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Parenthood

How would your kids describe dad in just one word?

by ParentCo.

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Parenthood

A Mother’s Random, Contradictory Musings in the Final Week of the Academic Year

by ParentCo.

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Playtime

How to Help Your Kid Deal With Conflict on the Playground

by ParentCo.

Kids need tools to help them resolve the issues they are having. You can send your child to school every day with this toolkit of strategies to help.

Parenthood

The Handy Dad He Didn't Know He'd Need to Become

by ParentCo.

Parenting a child with special needs requires you to ignore 90 percent of the material out there for "kid tips and tricks."

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Parenthood

6 Ways to Steer Your Teen Daughter Toward Total Body Confidence

by ParentCo.

Although it may seem like an impossible task to promote a positive body image with your daughter, it can be done.

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Wellbeing

Why Women Should Stop Saying They Are Lucky to Get a Maternity Leave

by ParentCo.

We need to stop viewing parental leave as a perk and start treating it as a basic workers’ right that millions are currently being denied.

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Wellbeing

Why Likability Wins Over Status When It Comes to Our Kids' Relationships

by ParentCo.

What makes a child likable, and how do we steer our kids towards likability instead of the endless, empty pursuit of status?

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Parenthood

Let Go of the Guilt, Love Is Enough

by ParentCo.

Guilt. From the moment our children are born or even when we first feel those little flutters and kicks, it consumes us.

Wellbeing

Yep, This Nagging Feeling I Have Toward My Kids’ Grandparents Is Jealousy

by ParentCo.

I'm jealous my mother's default child-watching emotion is joy. It sure as hell isn't my mine.

Pregnancy

Baby Brain Only Minor: How Pregnant Women Can Reduce Its Impact

by ParentCo.

Pregnancy

Mantra for the New Mom of Two

by Kathy Sisson

Staying present took more work this time around, but I still tried to relish the moments of joy between those long, lonely nights.

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Parenthood

In Defense of the PTA Mom

by ParentCo.

PTA moms get a bad rap. After recently completing a two year term as PTA president, I feel that it's my duty to come to these moms’ defense.

Pregnancy

Measuring the True Cost of Infertility

by ParentCo.

"Relax, it will happen," isn't the most helpful thing to hear when struggling with infertility. And the pain of it is difficult to measure.

Parenthood

6 Things You Can Do to Guard Your Kids From Sexual Abuse

by Sanya Pelini

There is proof that children can be taught skills and knowledge to help them identify risky situations and prevent abuse.

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Wellbeing

Ending the Cycle of Inherited Fear

by ParentCo.

Studies show kids with parents who suffer from anxiety are more likely to suffer from it themselves.

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Inspiration

The Raddest Things We Found at the JPMA Baby Show

by ParentCo.

Ever wonder where all those fun, innovative, ingenious parenting and baby products come from? We hunted them down at JPMA.

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Parenthood

22 Phrases Instead of "Good Job" Because Seriously, Who Isn't Sick of That?

by ParentCo.

Pay attention and you’ll hear it everywhere parents and children gather: “You went down the slide, good job!” We're "good jobbing" them into oblivion.

Inspiration

How I’m Rediscovering the Simple Joys of Summer

by ParentCo.

Summer is in full swing, and if I don’t stop and look around, I might miss it.

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Learning

How to Entice Your Kids to Write This Summer

by ParentCo.

Are you concerned about your kids’ writing abilities and want to use the summer to help them improve? These ideas can help.

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Parenthood

A Brainstorm of My Worst Parenting Ideas

by ParentCo.

I’ve never done these things, I will never do these things, I don’t want to do these things. They’re just interesting thoughts.

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Parenthood

7 Ways to Save for and Plan an Affordable Family Vacation

by ParentCo.

A family vacation is just a few strategic moves away.

Learning

Kid Made Recipe: Veggie Focaccia

by ParentCo.

Give pizza night a summer switch-up! Hit the farmer’s market and make this fresh and tasty veggie focaccia!

Wellbeing

How to Keep Your Kids from Freaking out at the Doctor's Office

by ParentCo.

No kid likes going to the doctor’s office. It’s a terrifying experience for a little person. But it doesn't have to be a nightmare.

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Parenthood

How to Retire the Version of Parenthood You Start From

by ParentCo.

It's hard to go from being the person who knows best – the one in control – to a person who must focus on themselves and all the work there is to do within.

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