Parenting babies, toddlers, tweens, teens and beyond.

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Cultivate & Activate: 10 Tips on Helping Kids with Finding a Passion

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Whether you like it or not (and whether it’s coming from you or elsewhere), there is tremendous pressure on kids today for finding a passion—as early as possible. Part of that is only natural since we, as a species, tend to want to find…
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Hot Nomenclature: 20 New Latino Baby Names to Think About Now

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 Naming your baby is no easy task. The pressure to find the perfect name can be overwhelming—especially if you have friends or family around who are unafraid to express their opinions of your choices. The good news…
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Pal Up: 15 Surprising Ways to Be Your Kid’s Best Friend

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When you become a parent everything changes, and we're not just talking about your sleep schedule (or lack of) or your free time (as in, you now have none). Your role in the family changes too. Suddenly you become a protector, a teacher, a…
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10 Ways to Freshen Up Your Old Living Room

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There is nothing like binge-watching HGTV to help foster insecurity about your own home decor. And with fall right around the corner—ushering in the holiday season—there’s even more pressure to make your living room picture perfect and…
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Urban Parenting: 15 Life Lessons All Kids in Big Cities Must Know

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Growing up in a big city can be awesome. If you grew up in one you probably agree. And if you grew up in a small town, well, you probably agree too. In a big city you are surrounded by endless sources of entertainment, culture, stimulation…
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Yes Means No: 10 Reasons Why Some Kids Respond to Reverse Psychology

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UPDATED: August 1st, 2016 If you are one of the many parents who just spent 20 minutes vehemently negotiating with your three-year-old, then rest assured, you're not alone. We're talking to you mom at the playground begging for your toddler…
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Young & Grumpy: 10 Ways to Help Your Kid be a Morning Person

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Ah, Summer…lazy mornings spent on the terrace with coffee, time to read the news before the kids wake up, and then—BANG! Summer gives way to fall, the weather starts to turn and the infamous school bells ring. If you have a child who wakes…
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The Friend Files: 12 Ways to Help Your Kid be More Social at School

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When you think back on your childhood, what do you remember the most? We're willing to bet it wasn't that history test you aced or anything you learned in calculus (or is that just us?). Chances are you remember the birthday parties, the study…
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Play Date Patrol: 15 Tips on the Art of Scheduling Plans for your Kids

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If there is one thing the modern mother must master, it’s scheduling the play date. Okay, so there are actually lots of things we need to figure out in early parenthood but knowing how to arrange plans for your kids requires a special finesse…