By Her View From Home It’s Lonely to Hide Your Pain
During a rough time for our family, I had a dream that really disturbed me, in which I cut my…
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By Kristin Cilente Having a Late Talker Does Not Mean You’re Failing as a Parent
As a Child Development Specialist, I enter people's homes providing developmental intervention sessions and see more than an adorable toddler…
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By Nickey J Dunn Parenting the Teen in the Passenger Seat
I sat at the bus stop the other day, waiting for my freshman son to come home from school. As…
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When Tweens and Teens Want To Talk, Stop Everything and Listen
On Friday evenings, my husband and I usually have a date night at home. We put the children to bed,…
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By Sarah Trombley Listen to Their Endless Chatter Now So They’ll Talk to You as Tweens and Teens
I’m a talker. I’m a spill-the-beans, over-sharing, rambling on about my latest fascination chatterbox. I love words, and so do…
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By Gretchen Hoffman No One Warned Me Moms Get Talked Out
Once upon a time, an introvert (me) married an extrovert (my husband). And they had babies (really cute ones). And…
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By Jennifer Vail Don’t Ever Stop Talking To Me About Your Interests—Even if I Don’t Understand Them
It’s mid-afternoon, the slowest part of the day. I’ve spent the day dealing with meals and schedules, tasks, chores, jobs,…
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6 Ways To Make Better Conversation With Other Parents
It happened again this weekend. I was hanging out with friends and they all asked each other questions about their…
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By Maria Garito To the Parents of a Child Who Won’t Stop Talking, From the Mother of One Who Can’t
This is going to be difficult for me to say. So I will try the best way I can, and…
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By Kate Swenson I’ll Do the Talking For You
My stepmom passed away after a 14-month, brutal battle with pancreatic cancer almost a year ago. The night before we…
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By Rachel Weidner Strong Families Are Talking Families
Life with little people is amazing. It’s also unquestionably hard. Minutes add up to countless hours of mental overload and…
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By Tiffany Reiger I Hear You Son, Even Without Words
Son, I hear you. I hear the longing to communicate when you point, grunt, babble, and try to tell me…
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