Parenting babies, toddlers, tweens, teens and beyond.

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Food for Kids: 6 Important Views on Child Nutrition

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When it comes to food for kids, do you ever come across parents who describe their kids as the kind who eat anything put in front of them? You know they’re lying right? We all want our children to eat healthy, be adventurous in trying new…
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How to Help Your Kids with Goal Setting

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Any successful adult you come across most likely had parents who taught them a thing or two about goal setting. After all, in children’s author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s own words, “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” Goals, the…
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Double Duty: The Challenge and Beauty of Raising Twins

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No one is ready for the reality of raising twins. When you get pregnant you have all sorts of doubts, concerns, and lets be honest, absolute freak-outs. Even if a pregnancy was planned, it is still totally terrifying when the pee stick turns…
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Ease into Zzzz's: 10 Reasons Why Bedtime Rituals are Great for Getting Baby to Sleep

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Getting baby to sleep at—and through—the night is one of the biggest challenges new parents face. Everyone and their mother (and your mother) has advice, plans or the perfect routine for a foolproof bedtime ritual. It's easy to forget…
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Youth Truth: 8 Ways to Think About Teen Parenting This Year

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Ahh, teen parenting—fair to say it’s no picnic sometimes, right? Little kids, little problems; big kids, well you get the idea. Those sweet little kids you’ve been raising, the ones that cuddle for a bedtime story and hold your hand…
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Friend or Foe: 8 Ways to Know if Your Kids' Peer Influence is Good or Bad

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Peer influence is a concern for moms as soon as kids are participating in social activities on their own. Sorry moms, that starts well before adolescence. Of course, when your kids are very young, you are there for most social events like…
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Best of the Breast: 6 New Ways to Get You Thinking About Breastfeeding Now

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Breast milk is the best food for your new little one. Breastfeeding provides more than just nourishment; it’s a time for mother and child to bond in a very special way. You will receive instructions in the hospital on breastfeeding techniques…
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The Womb Room: 15 Reasons Why Childbirth at Home Might Be for You

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Pregnancy and childbirth are two of the most glorious and intense experiences a woman can have. After you ensure you are taking care of yourself and doing all the right things to help your baby thrive and grow inside your belly, you will also…
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Good Cop, Bad Cop: 10 Ways to Re-Think Your Disciplining Style

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No one wants to be associated with bad parenting, right? You’ve mastered the art of the one-handed diaper change. You can pump while you prep dinner or draft a work email, or both. You can anticipate your child’s moods, needs, bowel movements,…