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Sometimes Attachment Parenting Fails, and That's Okay

by ParentCo.

Since becoming a mother two years ago, I have been haunted by the notion of attachment parenting.

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5 Things To Do If Your Child Is Struggling

by ParentCo.

Whether your childs struggle is temporary or longer lasting, the truth is that struggle is a part of life. It's how we all grow and mature.

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4 Ways Millennial Parents are Raising a Generation of Great Leaders

by Angela Pruess

Many of the qualities millennial parents are imparting to their children are contributing to the creation of a generation of great leaders.

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What Empathetic Parents Know About Tears

by ParentCo.

Sometimes the best way to be there for our children is to give them the freedom to cry.

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3-year study: the relationship between spouses suffers once they have kids

by ParentCo.

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Friend or Parent When Talking to Kids About Addiction?

by ParentCo.

When talking to kids about substance abuse, many parents wonder if they should play the role of friend or parent. This video unravels this fine line.

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11 Is the Old Age of Childhood

by Laura Hudgens

What about a goofy, smelly, obnoxious eleven year old is magical or enchanting? My answer? Everything.

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A Former Homeschooling Mom Tells All

by ParentCo.

Hi, my name is Lisa and Im a former homeschooler, I say to my imaginary 12-step support group of parents who survived homeschooling their own kids.

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Parenting With OCD: I Want To Vacuum Alone

by ParentCo.

I have vowed not to let my OCD have the impact on my kids lives the way it did on my own childhood.

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5 Serious Benefits of Being Silly With Your Kids

by ParentCo.

Parents should embrace silliness, and be a part of it. Silliness can have positive ramifications for kids in several crucial areas.

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5 Reasons Why I'm Done Chaperoning School Field Trips

by Laura Richards

Get a group of 45+ kids inside a tin box (i.e. a school bus) and the most deafening live concert you've ever attended will seem like a meditation class.

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You'll Probably Relate to These 10 Parenting #ProTips

by ParentCo.

Every time we brought one of our five babies home, no matter how they came to us (two we grew, three we adopted) people wanted to give us advice.

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10 Signs You Are Breastfeeding In Public

by ParentCo.

Breastfeeding is an everyday activity and the single sign it is happening is that there is one less baby crying due to hunger.

little boy crying eyes out , holding to father

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How I Found Strength to Make It Through a Weaning Nightmare

by ParentCo.

What followed from our first weaning attempt is a nightmare, a toddler who wants to suck incessantly, using me for comfort not sustenance.

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Raising Kids With a Movement-Based Lifestyle: An Interview with Katy Bowman

by Carrie Howe

The simple truth is that we and our kids spend too much time sitting. But its never too late to start a movement-based lifestyle.

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Happy Mother's Day - With Teenagers?

by ParentCo.

On behalf of your teenagers, let me say, "Happy Mothers Day, Mom. You are doing an amazing job." Pour yourself another cup of coffee and go wake them up. Youve got Mothers Day to celebrate!

Cool little boy in sunglasses sitting in a child seat in the rear of a car

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Wait, What - PLU (People Like Us) Syndrome?

by ParentCo.

What are we teaching our kids when we so make friendship decisions for them, based on class, socioeconomic status, race, political party, or religion?