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Dear Parents, Give Your Child Permission to Feel

Child, Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Toddler
April 14, 2019
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By Laura Muhl

Dear Parents, Give Your Child Permission to Feel

Perhaps the reason teens isolate themselves when they're overwhelmed instead of coming to us with their problems, is because when…

Dear Teen: I’ll Be Your Calm When Life Feels Too Big

Teen, Tween
April 12, 2019
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By Whitney Fleming

Dear Teen: I’ll Be Your Calm When Life Feels Too Big

"Oh, please. It's not a big deal. It's nothing to get so upset about." I have to stop myself from…

Child, Toddler
April 10, 2019
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By Kendra Barnes

I’m Done Wishing Away the Littleness

One thing no one prepares you for as you enter parenthood is how differently you’ll learn to view time. One…

To My Friend’s Kids—I Love You Like You’re Mine

Friendship, Kids, Living
April 8, 2019
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By Jessica Johnston

To My Friend’s Kids—I Love You Like You’re Mine

To my friend’s kids: I hope you know how much I love you. You’re not mine, but I love you…

I’m Raising My Kids to be Anything They Want to be When They Grow Up

Kids
April 6, 2019
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By Rachel Weidner

I’m Raising My Kids to be Anything They Want to be When They Grow Up

Right now, I’m raising artists. Both of my children never sit down faster than when it is time to play…

Your Kids Don’t Need You to be Their Everything

Kids, Motherhood
April 6, 2019
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By Anne Metz

Your Kids Don’t Need You to be Their Everything

When I had my first child, my son, I was his everything. I was home full-time with him and my…

Child, Faith
April 2, 2019
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By Sherry White

May Love Be the Bookends

My dad was the bookends to my day. Every morning he hugged my sisters and me and told us he…

Motherhood
March 31, 2019
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By Kristin Baldwin Homsi

What if I’m Just an Ordinary Mom?

In the dawn before motherhood, I envisioned my future endeavors as clear days at coffee houses, giggling baby in one…

This High School Offers an “Adulting” Class to Seniors and It’s ABOUT TIME

Living, Teen, Tween
March 30, 2019
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By Jenny Rapson

This High School Offers an “Adulting” Class to Seniors and It’s ABOUT TIME

Older parents today often complain that the current generation of parents are raising big kids, not adults...and to an extent,…

Motherhood
March 30, 2019
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By Mikala Albertson

I’m a Morning Mom

I’m a good Morning Mom. Morning Mom gets up around 5:30 a.m. and spends a quiet hour reading or writing…

Now I Can See What Really Mattered As a Mom

Motherhood
March 30, 2019
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By Elizabeth Spencer

Now I Can See What Really Mattered As a Mom

When my first baby was in preschool, my husband and I agonized over when to start her in kindergarten. OK,…

Dear Mama, Remember You’re Human—Not Superhuman

Motherhood
March 28, 2019
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By Stephanie Hanrahan

Dear Mama, Remember You’re Human—Not Superhuman

On my worst days I say I can’t do this anymore—and on my worst days I do it anyhow. I…

parenting

Dear Parents, Give Your Child Permission to Feel

Dear Teen: I’ll Be Your Calm When Life Feels Too Big

I’m Done Wishing Away the Littleness

To My Friend’s Kids—I Love You Like You’re Mine

I’m Raising My Kids to be Anything They Want to be When They Grow Up

Your Kids Don’t Need You to be Their Everything

May Love Be the Bookends

What if I’m Just an Ordinary Mom?

This High School Offers an “Adulting” Class to Seniors and It’s ABOUT TIME

I’m a Morning Mom

Now I Can See What Really Mattered As a Mom

Dear Mama, Remember You’re Human—Not Superhuman

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