By Hannah Dearth Dear Parent Advocate
Dear advocating parent, Let me start by saying I know that you are wildly underrecognized, and I know you don’t…
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By Amy Keyes What Memories Will They Take from This Room?
The other day I braved my basement. It's not a place I go often. The fleeting years of LEGOs and…
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By Liz Koch I’m Proud to Say “That Child” Is My Child
When a new parent brings home a baby, they realize that exhaustion follows closely behind. We expect sleepless nights and…
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By Angela Williams Glenn Motherhood Is Never Going to Be All Rainbows and Unicorns
In the early days of motherhood, I came across this article about whether women of today could “have it all.”…
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Dear Busy Mom, Slow Down and Really See Your Kids
Hey there, busy mom! Why don't you take a minute? Put down that phone and just look at your kiddo.…
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By Caitlin Van Hefty There’s Special Magic In Hand-Me-Downs
When my husband and I became parents, we quickly learned that people weren’t lying when they said, “Just to warn…
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The Phone Call
The phone rings and my stomach sinks when I see the caller ID. I already know what they’re going to…
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By Peyton Garland Leave the Fingerprints
Just leave them. That’s what my brain suggested, which is quite the intrusive thought for a mama who needs an…
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I’m Starting to Appreciate the Mom I’m Becoming
I never thought I’d see myself as being a professional mom, and I’m not the mom I thought I would…
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By Beth Blamick Teach Kids People Are More Important than Things
A loud crash echoed from the other room, interrupting my kitchen duties that morning. Seconds before, I’d been enjoying the raucous…
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One Day They’ll Look Back and Love That They Shared a Room
Sometimes, I think these brothers need their own space. A room they don’t have to share where their personalities can…
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By Katie Branley Building a Bridge through These Middle Years
“Then I don’t even want to go!” my son yelled at me from his perch atop our stairs. Red-faced and…
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