By Emily Scott Why I Want My Kids To Make Mistakes
Our two oldest kids are like night and day. Sometimes I wonder how they can be related. Child #1 is…
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By Whitney Fleming What It’s Really Like to Live in a House With Teen Girls
Since first announcing I was pregnant with twin girls 14 years ago, the comments poured in from strangers. “Wait until…
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By Mary Ann Blair There’s Sweetness Inside These Rowdy Boys, Too
Yesterday, I took my three-year-old son to a small play area inside our local mall. I sat there watching as…
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By Carrington Cunnington When Parenting Costs Us Something
My girl woke up with a chip on her shoulder. Our day began with echoes of squabbling in the…
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By Nicole Merritt Dear God, Please Help Me Catch a Lizard
My sweet, sweet four-year-old son surprised me today. We were outside playing in the yard, and his younger sister…
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By Brittany Van Den Brink These Are My Hopes For You, My Son
I was equal parts excited and nervous to learn we were having a baby boy. Now that he's here, I…
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By Karen Johnson Hilarious Video Parody Mocks “Crazy Parents” at Kids’ Sports Games
April is here! You know what that means, parents! Time to dig the baseball gloves and soccer balls out of…
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By Leslie Means Mom Supports Daughter During Talent Show and Now We’re All Bawling
I watched this. I cried. And then I watched it again. And cried, again. File this under how to be…
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By Nadene van der Linden 7 Signs You’re Parenting Right According to a Clinical Psychologist
Parents often worry they are failing their kids. Modern parents hold themselves to higher standards as we guide our children…
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By Karen Szabo My Kid Drives Me Crazy and I Don’t Care What You Think
My kid drives me crazy. There, I said it. And I don’t care what you think. Ha! Who are we…
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By Christina Herzog To the Mother Facing a New Autism Diagnosis
Dear new autism mom, First of all, I want to say I'm sorry. Even if you've suspected your child has…
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By Stacey Philpot Is Fear-Based Parenting Our Enemy, Not Technology?
In the days before I met and married my husband, you know, back when I was still a young, skinny…
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