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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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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…
Real Parent Stories About Raising Siblings Who Get Along
I asked parents in my own community to share what actually helped their kids grow into siblings who genuinely get along, expecting…
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Parenting a Kid Who Never Seems To Run Out of Energy
My nephew has never, in his entire life, genuinely appeared to run out of energy, and my sister…
Helping a Child Grieve the Loss of a Pet
My nephew’s goldfish died the week before his birthday, and my sister found herself navigating his first real…
Step-Parent Boundaries That Actually Work
A friend navigating her new blended household asked me recently how a stepparent is supposed to figure out…
What I Was Really Feeling On Their First Day of School
I smiled and took the photo by the front door like every other parent that morning, and it…
A Letter To My Child Before They Ever Leave Home
My daughter is still years away from leaving home, but I found myself thinking about that eventual day…
A Letter To the Teenager I Know Is Coming
My daughter is still years away from being a teenager, but I’ve started writing to that future version…
What I Want To Tell My Daughter When She’s Old Enough To Hear It
There are things I want my daughter to know eventually that don’t fit into any ordinary Tuesday conversation,…
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…
The Things Kids Say That Just Stop You Cold Laughing
My daughter once asked me, with total sincerity, whether the moon “goes to work” during the day. I…