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Wellbeing

How a Weird Desert Town Looks Different When the Newlywed Glasses Come Off

by ParentCo.

Those first trips to Marfa were about the romance, getting away to a place where we had only each other and the ambient strangeness.

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Parenthood

How to Make Your Mom Guilt Work For You

by ParentCo.

It is possible to find a way to use those feelings of guilt and to propel ourselves into something better.

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Learning

The Best Podcasts to Tune Into With Kids

by ParentCo.

These are some of the best family-friendly podcasts out there!

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Parenthood

Learning to Tame the Helicopter Parent Within Me

by ParentCo.

If I’m completely honest with myself, I can feel that overprotective helicopter parent hovering inside of me.

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Parenthood

How to Avoid Falling Into the Trap of Creating a Perfectionist

by ParentCo.

Perfectionism is detrimental to raising mentally strong and resilient children. Here’s why.

Parenthood

How Simplicity Can Make You a Better Parent

by Sanya Pelini

Simplicity means spending your energy, time, and money on what really matters.So how does that pan out when you have kids?

Parenthood

It's the End of the School Year and I'm out of Sh*ts to Give

by ParentCo.

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Learning

7 Books that Prove Honesty is the Best Policy

by ParentCo.

Parables exist to tell stories that teach life lessons and these seven books preach honesty better than most.

Parenthood

8 Tips for Putting Your Home on the Market When You’ve Got Young Kids

by ParentCo.

Selling your house, especially when you’ve got a pack of messy, sticky, toy tornado-ing kids can be a hassle.

Playtime

Reclaiming the Lost Birthdays of My Daughter

by Rachael Moshman

My daughter was nine years old when my husband and I adopted her. We had a lot of birthdays to make up for.

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Learning Parenthood

Set Kids Up For Success: How Autonomy Can Rock Their World

by ParentCo.

Kids develop self-esteem, grit, and a sense of responsibility from helping themselves and contributing to the family. So how can we encourage autonomy?

Parenthood

5 Reasons Kids Shouldn't Hold You Back From Traveling

by ParentCo.

It’s unfortunate so many parents and parents-to-be feel that once they have children, their traveling days are over. It could be just the beginning.

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Wellbeing

Survival Tips for the Garage Sale Novice

by ParentCo.

When it comes to garage sales, know what you're in for and prepare as best you can.

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Parenthood

Is Our Phone Use to Blame for Our Kids' Acting Out?

by ParentCo.

The more time we spend on our phones, the more likely our kids will respond with bad behavior, according to a new study.

Wellbeing

How a Q-Tip Can Send You to the Emergency Room

by ParentCo.

All boxes of cotton swabs include a warning not to use the swabs for ear cleaning, as they have since the 1970s. So why are we still using them that way?