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7 Guided Meditations to Help Your Child Sleep

Settling down to sleep isn't always easy for kids. These guided meditations are a great addition to the usual warm baths, lullabies, and storybooks.

10 Things That Happen When You Grieve the Loss of Your Mom

Losing your mom is an unparallelled loss that changes you forever. It's only been two months, but this is my experience so far.

How to Parent the Girl Who is Wired to Worry

By age 15, girls are six times more likely to have an anxiety disorder than boys. How do you recognize it? How can you help?

My Dirty Kid Really Needs a Bath, But at Least He's Happy

Let them play in dirt. Let them cover themselves in sidewalk chalk. Let them have sticky faces. Push them out of their playrooms and save your house.

15 Benefits the Working Spouse Has Over the Stay-at-Home Parent

Every time I get to thinking my wife has it easier staying home than I do going to work, I remember how many benefits there are to getting out of the house.

What No One Tells You About Becoming a Parent

A beautifully written essay about how faith and trust have shaped one mother's parenting experience over the course of her child's life.

Congratulations on Your Teenager: Here Are the Instructions

In the interest of safety, the helpful hints contained in this leaflet will assist you in getting to know your Teenager and his/her settings.

Worry is the New Love: A Day in the Life of a Parent

They bound about, leaping from rocks, and curbs, and everything in between. Our hearts, which have taken on the form of daring little boys and girls.

On Loving and Losing My Stepdaughter

It was not my place to build the bridge between my husband and his daughter. But as the years have passed, I realize I can build my own.

Kid Made Recipe: Apple Butter and Cinnamon Chips

https://www.facebook.com/HelloParentCo/videos/1770463473221017/ Check out more Kid Made videos on Facebook! Have a kid help you whip up this super tasty snack - classic apple butter, and crunchy ...

Milk This: Our Ludicrous Adventures in Breastfeeding

If we followed every experts' recommendations about breastfeeding, my wife would need four boobs, eight arms, and twelve more hours in the day.

Potty Giving Up Stability Because I Want Something More

Giving Up Stability Because I Want Something More

The time for everything is now. And as much as I adore being a mom, I also want to be more.

Why I Stopped Explaining So Much to My Kids

The old adage of "do as I say, and not as I do," doesn't really work. If we want our kids to really listen we need to "do" as well.

Parenthood Parenting as an Introvert: What You Need to Know

Parenting as an Introvert: What You Need to Know

The way an introvert’s brain works best goes directly against "good" parenting and culture. But it doesn't mean you can't do an amazing job.

Beyond Hugs: How to Incorporate More Loving Touch Into Your Kids' Day

Our kids bloom when we hold, hug, kiss and love on them.

6 Ways American Policies Fail to Support Families

Taking time to do anything other than hold a full-time, paying job levies a heavy price for American women. And the proof is in our workplace policies.

43 Easy Ways to Start Taking Better Care of Yourself Today

Caring for ourselves has to be realistic if we're actually going to do it. Here are 43 simple suggestions to get you started.

In Gratitude for Anna Dewdney and Mama Llama

Of the books that teach our kids about the world, the lesson in Llama that Mom and Dad always come back is the sweetest.

Don't Poke the Mama Bear (That's Me, I'm the Mama Bear)

Mess with me and my cubs at your own risk.

Debate Club: Is Academic Redshirting Helpful or Harmful

Academic redshirting is the practice of holding back an of-age child in favor of a real or perceived advantage in school. But is it a good choice?

When It's Time to Tell Your Pacifist Toddler About Aggression

It's difficult to explain that not everyone is always nice or keeps their hands to themselves. But unfortunately, there's no shielding them from it forever.

From Guilt to Addiction: The Eight Stages of Getting a Pedicure

A trip to the nail salon is an hour of bliss. Eventually.

How to Deal With Morning Sickness on the Job

Work is hard. Morning sickness is hard. Combine them and you've got a whole new brand of awful. These tips can help you ride it out gracefully.

8 Ways Being an Introvert Has Helped Me Raise Thoughtful Kids

Introverted parents sometimes have extroverted kids. But that doesn't mean a parent's tendency toward quiet time can't have benefits.