By Hema Khatri I Am the Stuffy Surgeon
Some of the best moments in early childhood happen quietly. They come when a child looks to you for help,…
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By Amanda McKinney The Best Toys in Our House Aren’t Toys at All
The other day, I stepped into my living room and found a full-blown “bakery” happening on the rug. The menu?…
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By Amanda Crews One Day Our House Will be Clean, but Today I’ll Cherish the Mess
Our home isn’t a curated photo. In fact, if someone saw a picture, the only reason they may stop scrolling…
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By Joy A. Mead I Just Can’t Let Go of the Play Kitchen Yet
If there is one toy I would love to pass along, it is my children’s play kitchen. At 10 and…
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Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?
A few years ago, I let go of our Mr. Potato Head collection. I asked my boys to play one…
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Let Go of Broken Toys and Hang on to the Memories
My (almost) 8-year-old daughter came in from tidying the yard and readying it for play to hand me the plastic,…
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By Her View From Home Mattel Debuts Barbie with Down syndrome, and We Couldn’t Love It More
If you were to add up the hours I spent playing Barbies, first as a little girl and then as…
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I Am the Keeper of Their Special Things
The other day I hurried across the yard toward the swing set at my mom and dad's where four kiddos…
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By Patrick Danz Don’t Miss Your Kid’s Childhood By Getting Mad at the Little Stuff
Miniature football helmets are everywhere. On any given day, my son’s room is littered with them, with most of the…
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By Lori E. Angiel Farewell To the Little People
There were days I didn't think I could bear putting one more puzzle back together, or tracking down all of…
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By Leah Gentry How We Said Goodbye to Mountains of Toys Forever
Downsizing our kids’ toys was hard. But it’s one of the best decisions we’ve ever made for them, hands down.…
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Dear Family, Our Kids Don’t Need More Toys, Let’s Come Together to Get Something Really Awesome
Dear family, What I'm about to say comes from a place of absolute love and appreciation, with a smidge of…
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