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Your Wild Child Is Not the One Who Needs to Change

Kids, Motherhood
October 23, 2023
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By Shana Kim Smith

Your Wild Child Is Not the One Who Needs to Change

I’ll start off by saying this: Your child is not the one who needs to change . . . you…

Kids, Motherhood
October 21, 2023
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By Emily Stevens

My Daughters are Shaping Me

Many of us have been fed lie after lie about motherhood. We are told that when we have children, our…

Moms Don’t Want to Be Told to Enjoy Every Moment

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
October 16, 2023
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By Michelle Tweed

Moms Don’t Want to Be Told to Enjoy Every Moment

“Oh, that’s such a fun age. Enjoy them while they’re little!” I heard these words a lot when I had…

Kids, Sports
October 5, 2023
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By Alana Smith

In Defense of Keeping Score

This may be an unpopular opinion. But, it’s still mine. We hear a lot on social media about team sports.…

Kids, Motherhood
September 29, 2023
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By Tali Rosenblatt-Cohen

The Letting Go Happens Tooth by Tooth

There is something about a toothless grin. Not the gummy smile of infancy, but the wide-gapped delight of a child…

To the Parents Facing a Child’s Illness: You Are Strong

Grief, Kids, Motherhood
September 27, 2023
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By Rachel Reyna

To the Parents Facing a Child’s Illness: You Are Strong

If you are the parents who just sat for hours in a cold doctor’s office to hear that your child…

Grown Children, Kids, Motherhood, Teen
September 17, 2023
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By Tracy Gerhardt-Cooper

I Am a Mother Evolving

Those who mean well squawk the refrain— “The days are long, but the years are short.” They said I would…

Faith, Kids, Motherhood, Toddler
September 16, 2023
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By Kit Heffren

Kids Need Grace and So Do Their Moms

We were having a hard morning. Our house was overrun with toys, I hadn’t had a chance to get dressed,…

As a Nurse, This Is How I Prepared My Daughter for Her First Period

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
September 15, 2023
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By Amelie Dobie

As a Nurse, This Is How I Prepared My Daughter for Her First Period

I don't remember my first period, which means my mother had me well prepared. This doesn't mean I was okay…

Kids, Living, Motherhood
September 10, 2023
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By Vicki Bahr

With Grandkids, It’s The Little Things

We had just pulled into the driveway when our youngest grandtwins, 3-year-old Ellis and Brady, came running out the front…

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
September 9, 2023
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By Tynea Lewis

Childhood Is Not a Race

Sweet child, I know you want to grow up. You want to get older and do more and more. I…

There’s Something Special about Band Kids

Kids
September 7, 2023
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By Megan Wegner-Goeke

There’s Something Special about Band Kids

There is something incredibly special about band kids. The hours of practice that begin in elementary school. It’s the squeaking…

Kids

Your Wild Child Is Not the One Who Needs to Change

My Daughters are Shaping Me

Moms Don’t Want to Be Told to Enjoy Every Moment

In Defense of Keeping Score

The Letting Go Happens Tooth by Tooth

To the Parents Facing a Child’s Illness: You Are Strong

I Am a Mother Evolving

Kids Need Grace and So Do Their Moms

As a Nurse, This Is How I Prepared My Daughter for Her First Period

With Grandkids, It’s The Little Things

Childhood Is Not a Race

There’s Something Special about Band Kids

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