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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…
The Honest Thoughts About Motherhood I Don’t Say Out Loud
I love my daughter more than anything I’ve ever felt in my life, and some days I still count down the minutes…
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How To Talk To Kids About Divorce, Age By Age
I’m not divorced myself, so I want to be upfront about that before this goes any further, the…
Moving House With Kids Without the Total Meltdown
We moved once when my daughter was four, and I underestimated almost everything about what that would mean…
Real Co-Parenting Stories From Parents Who’ve Been There
I asked parents navigating co-parenting to share what’s actually helped them, expecting a short, tidy list and getting…
Christmas Traditions That Work With Young Kids
Our very first Christmas with an actual toddler taught me quickly, and rather humbly, that elaborate traditions mostly…
Getting Kids To Bed On Time Without the Nightly Fight
Bedtime used to stretch nearly two hours in our house, negotiation after negotiation, until we finally figured out…
Raising a Sensitive Child In a World That Isn’t Always Gentle
My daughter genuinely cries at things other kids barely register, a sad song, a stranger’s disappointment, and I’ve…
Why Your Child Refuses Vegetables, and What Helps Anyway
I’ve made the same three vegetables approximately two hundred different ways at this point, and my daughter still…
How Long the New-Sibling Adjustment Actually Takes
My sister asked me, exhausted, three weeks into her younger son’s arrival, whether the older boy’s rough adjustment…
Signs Your Child Is Struggling With the Divorce
A close friend going through her own divorce recently asked me how she was supposed to know if…