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Readers Share Who Actually Showed Up As Their Village
I asked readers a simple question a few weeks back: who actually showed up as your village, not…
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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Readers Share Who Actually Showed Up As Their Village
I asked readers a simple question a few weeks back: who actually showed up as your village, not…
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…
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…
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The 3-Second Pause: A Simple Tool for the Moment Right Before You Yell
The moment right before you yell has a shape to it, once you know what to look for.…
Raising a Strong-Willed Child Without Breaking Their Spirit
How to raise a strong-willed child without breaking their spirit, turning stubbornness into a strength instead of a…
18-Month Milestones: What’s Actually Expected
I found myself deep in a search rabbit hole about 18-month milestones after my daughter suddenly stopped saying…
A Letter To My Daughter, For the Day She Reads This
A heartfelt letter to my daughter about love, mistakes, and watching her become exactly who she already is.
The Car-Ride Sibling Fight Fix Nobody Talks About
Car rides used to be the single most reliable place for a sibling fight to break out in our extended family, somewhere…
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Why Your Child Hits You Specifically, and What Actually Stops It
My daughter hit me square in the arm last year, hard, over something as small as being told…
What To Do When Your Toddler Hits (Without Shaming Them)
Your toddler just hit another kid at the park, and you felt every eye on you turn at…