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by ParentCo. October 16, 2015

fallvisit2015-4 copy Explaining graphic design to four year olds is a little like the way you explain it to clients. New favorite Instagram alert! Russian artist/photographer Nikolai Tolstyh uses paper cutouts of animals against the gorgeous backdrop of nature to create stunning images. We may be partial to the puffin... These 10 foods can harm your unborn baby. (But not as much as lacking a sense of humor.) A Darth Vader shower head? Bathe in the tears of the Sith Lord. In case you've run out of Dad jokes. If you're planning a visit to a new mom, don't waste money on a cute onesie. Do these things instead. Carving your pumpkin this weekend? Here are 42 kickass ideas. Why are we so quick to dismiss the things teen girls love? Why do "mom" and "dad" sound so similar in so many languages? Are you a Millenial parent? This Time article dives deep into the numbers and paints the picture of how differently we're raising our kids these days.


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