Parenting babies, toddlers, tweens, teens and beyond.

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Owning Your Choice: 10 Ways to Cope with Judgment Around Breastfeeding

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Why should new moms have to defend the benefits of breastfeeding? If you're a new mom, that is a pretty big question. You'll hear all sorts of advice on the topic and will most definitely be pressured on both ends of the spectrum. Pushy lactation…
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Real Talk: 15 New Ways to Teach Your Kids About Gratitude

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As the holiday season approaches there are many things to look forward to—and teaching gratitude to kids should be high on that list. It's a time of year to gather with family, to treat yourself to a slice (or two) of apple pie, to relax,…
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Deliverance: 20 Things to Consider when Making Your Birth Plan

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Pregnancy and the whole concept of having a baby is a time of many overwhelming changes. Making a birth plan for labor and delivery is probably one of the tasks on your long list, along with packing your hospital bag and pre-washing the baby’s…
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Doh! 10 Ways to Cope with Getting Caught in the Act by Your Kids

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Ask anyone who has children and they probably have a story about being interrupted in THE ACT. Talk about destroying the mood! We know sex between partners is normal but, how parents caught in the act should explain it to children is another…
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Carry On: 15 Reasons Pregnant Women Should Enlist the Help of a Doula

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Yes, it's true that women have been giving birth since the beginning of time. But just because we’re built for childbearing does not make it any less painful, stressful, emotional and downright messy when the time comes. Hello, we’re pushing…
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The Greater Good: 15 Co-Parenting Strategies After a Divorce

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Whenever we hear that someone is getting divorced, the first question on everyone’s mind is: What about the children and how can we get at the most effective co-parenting strategies after a divorce? While it is understood that a divorce…
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From Golden Delicious to Gala: 15 Lessons Your Kid Can Learn Just from Apple Picking

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Autumn is really an incredible season. From the falling leaves to football, the chill in the air to warm cider—it’s the perfect time of year for family fun. It’s also the ideal time to for apple picking. Why should you? Scholastic says,…
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Trend Setting: 10 Halloween Activities to Try Instead of Trick-or-Treating

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Are you desperate for some Halloween activities for kids that aren't trick-or-treating? Depending on where you live, letting your kids go trick-or-treating at night might be scarier than all those goblins and monsters running around on Halloween.…
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15 New Baby Gadgets That are Making Moms Go Ga-Ga

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If you think that childbirth is the toughest part about bringing a baby into this world, you might want to sit down. Your friends won't tell you this, but here goes—pushing out a baby is easy. It's when you start RAISING a baby that things…