Kids

My kid, who turned three the day after Mary the duckling died, wasn’t old enough to get any of it.

Talking To Toddlers About Death And Poultry Is Unnerving

My kid, who turned three the day after Mary the duckling died, wasn’t old enough to get any of it. Yet talking to toddlers about death is part of life.

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Mommamental: When Your Child's Anxiety Gives You Anxiety

It’s been a month since we moved to our new house i

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There's so much you should've learned in high school.

23 Things You Should Have Learned In High School (But Didn't)

I’d like to teach a high school class called “Sh*t You Should Know To Be An Adult.” There's so much you should've learned in high school.

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It sucks for the parents, and it sucks for the kids. But fortunately, there are options to feed a toddler.

How To Feed A Toddler Without Totally Losing Your Grip

Here are six tips that can serve as a basic outline of how most parents can strategize to help feed a toddler and to calm the heck down.

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Kids hate change and here's how to cope.

I HATE YOU AND I HATE IT HERE! (A Story Of Just How Much Kids Hate Change)

My two youngest kids must have told me they hate me at least a half dozen times an hour over three days. Kids hate change and here's how to cope.

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5 Ways Your Kids May Be Trying To Destroy You

What seemed like it might be a super fun adventure is suddenly exhausting, terrifying, and sometimes downright dangerous.

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We spend so much energy teaching our children, not realizing that they are the ones teaching us.

Four Ways To Be More Like A Four-Year-Old

Our children can teach us how to be happier, better people.

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Kids should be exposed to a variety of veggies as early as the womb.

Apparently, We've Been Trying To Get Kids To Eat Vegetables In The Wrong Way

I remember very vividly those first days of feeding my son solids.

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