By Stephanie Freybler This Summer, Let’s Do it All Wrong
We’re going to have a summer with no label. It won’t be an ‘80s summer or a summer with a…
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By Whitney Fleming I’m Giving My Teens Permission to Be Kids This Summer
Dear world: they are not yours yet. These adult-sized bodies are not for the taking. I'm giving these teens permission…
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By Christi Brown My Son Drowned While I Was Just a Few Feet Away. This is What Every Parent Needs to Know About Drowning.
Judah Levi Brown was a lively, happy, vivacious, curious, and adventurous boy. He was a blue-eyed, blonde-haired firecracker, who was…
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By Jennie Wexler Embracing the Summer Shift
I feel a shift, slight, like tectonic plates slowly rearranging the world. Every August an unseasonably cold morning shakes me…
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By Christine Carter Summer Is the Sweet Spot of Life With Kids
Sometimes I forget summer is my favorite season. I forget that during the long winter months, I yearn for these…
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By Jacqueline Miller I’m a Mom With the Summer Camp Blues
This is my kid’s second summer at overnight camp. And he loves everything about it: the lake, zip line, rock…
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By Katie Parton Forgetting a Child Inside a Hot Car Sounds Impossible—Until It Happens To You
It’s a nightmare no mother believes can happen to her. Only women who don’t truly love their children forget their…
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By Stacey Skrysak I Love Being a Mom, But I Miss Being “Me”
The sun was slowly waking up as I sat with my cup of coffee, enjoying a morning of peace and…
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You Don’t Have to Cram Everything Into 18 Summers
My firstborn—the baby who made me a mom to begin with—is 19 years old. She finished her freshman year of…
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By Heather Duckworth The 18th Summer
I came home the other day after a long afternoon of running errands and this is what my front porch…
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By Britt LeBoeuf I Want My Kids To Find Their Neighborhood Group
We stayed outside until the street lights came on, even later than that some nights. We played capture the flag,…
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By Lilly Holland 5 Keys To a Smart Summer From a Former Top Private School Teacher
The year is dwindling down—summer vacation is right around that proverbial corner. What do we do with our kids all…
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