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Real Parents Share What Actually Helped With Tantrums
I asked my community a simple question a while back: what actually helped with tantrums, once you stopped…
Why Your Child Covers Their Ears At Everyday Sounds
My daughter clamps her hands over her ears at sounds other kids barely seem to notice, and I’ve…
Signs You Might Be Favoring One Child (And How To Fix It)
A parent in my community admitted, quietly, that she’d noticed herself being consistently softer with one of her…
A Letter About Who You’re Becoming, Written While I Still Notice
I caught a glimpse of my daughter’s personality shifting again recently, subtly but unmistakably, and wanted to write…
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Real Parents Share What Actually Helped With Tantrums
I asked my community a simple question a while back: what actually helped with tantrums, once you stopped…
Signs You Might Be Favoring One Child (And How To Fix It)
A parent in my community admitted, quietly, that she’d noticed herself being consistently softer with one of her…
When Kids Actually Start Understanding Consequences
I used to explain consequences to my daughter in ways I now realize were completely beyond what she…
What Parenting a 7-Year-Old Actually Looks Like
My nephew turned seven recently, and my sister described the stage as genuinely different from anything that came…
Worth a read today
When Your Child Says They Don’t Want To Go To School
My daughter announced one morning, with complete and total conviction, that she simply wasn’t going to school anymore,…
Helping Your Older Child Adjust To a New Baby
Helping your older child adjust to a new baby, easing jealousy and regression while protecting the sibling relationship.
Self-Care For Moms Who Don’t Have an Hour To Spare
Every self-care article I found assumed an hour I genuinely didn’t have, until I started looking for what…
A Letter To My Newborn, Written In the First Sleepless Weeks
I found this, unfinished, in an old notes app folder recently, written somewhere around three in the morning…
Summer Traditions Kids Look Forward To All Year
Our first official day of summer has looked the same for three years running now, pancakes and a homemade “summer bucket list”…
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Building Traditions That Fit a Blended Family
A close friend of mine, three years into blending her family with her husband’s two kids, told me…
Sunday Traditions That Hold a Family Together
Sunday mornings in our house have a specific, unhurried shape now, pancakes, no screens until noon, and a…
Family Values Worth Actually Teaching On Purpose
Someone asked me recently what values I’m actually trying to teach my daughter, and I realized I’d never…
Birthday Traditions That Make the Day Feel Special
Our birthday morning tradition is embarrassingly simple: pancakes with a candle stuck in them, eaten while still in…
The Moments That Make You Realize You’d Do It All Again
My daughter shared her favorite spot on the playground with a kid she’d never met, unprompted, without anyone…
The Strange Ache of Watching Them Grow Up
I found a pair of her shoes in the back of the closet the other day, so small…
Getting a Picky Toddler To Try New Foods
My daughter’s accepted food list narrowed down to about five items at one point, and I genuinely worried…
Things I Want My Child To Remember About Growing Up Here
I found myself wondering, out of nowhere one ordinary evening, what my daughter will actually remember from this…
Meltdown or Sensory Overload? They’re Not the Same Thing
A parent in my community asked how she was supposed to tell whether her son’s grocery store meltdown…