parenting

TV won't kill them. (image credit: PBS)

9 Parenting Mistakes Most (ALL) Of Us Make

There are a lot more moments you’ll feel like you’re a disaster than there are moments you’ll feel like you’re nailing it.

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“This weekend, I had to say ‘Can you please get the dog out of the dishwasher!’ Wish I was kidding.” - Natalie Welsh Diaz

Things You Never Thought You'd Say; Then You Became A Parent

Parenthood is so chaotic that we find ourselves spewing words sometimes that we probably never, ever pictured ourselves saying. Then parenthood happened.

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There were a lot of rejections, but I wasn’t discouraged. I’d just try again.

Becoming A Mother Forced Me To Make My Career Goals Happen

Being a parent has given me the career that I had only previously dreamed of.

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Charlie Gard Isn't Just A Name In The News; He's Everyone's Child

11-month-old U.K. boy, Charlie Gard, was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Charlie's parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, fought for the right to take their child to the U.S. for experimental treatment and lost. Here's why Charlie's story is so important.

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"I learn something new from them almost daily, in large part because they have generously made space for me in their lives."

My Children Taught Me How To Be A Good Mom

I learn something new from my children almost daily, in large part because they have generously made space for me in their lives.

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Stop Shaming Parents For Letting Their Kids Play With iPads On Family Outings

No shame. No room for good, old-fashioned, parent-shaming from ignorant onlookers who may have assumed my husband and I are too weak to ignore the siren call of easily portable Apple products in order to avoid having to actually converse with one another when out in public.

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Would I relive the entirety of her year as a three-year-old just to revisit all that divine curiosity, joy, and chaos that I know I’ll always miss? Hell no. That’s a hard no.

Why Is Nobody Talking About The Horrifyingly Terrible Threes?

Whoever is responsible for coining the term “terrible twos” and leaving the entirety of the threes out of the equation is sitting at the very top of my sh*t list. Because a little warning would’ve been nice.

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