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Category Archive: Family

31 things your kids should be doing instead of homework

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Not only does homework lack academic benefits for young children, but it’s also replacing other fun, developmentally appropriate, and valuable activities. By Jessica Smock

February 12, 2018 Culture, Family

Why are we so fixated on the weight of our babies?

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Do people really believe a baby’s size is a reliable precursor of his future happiness, intelligence, or even physical prowess? By Kelsey Osgood

February 8, 2018 Family, Obstacles

Can’t we just say no to overscheduling our kids?

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I’m not sure when doing nothing after school fell out of favor. As a kid, I was a pro at nothing. We all were. By Francie Arenson Dickman

February 1, 2018 Family, Persistence

When a house is no longer home to the grown children

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Home is where I raised them, watched them grow and then take flight. Maybe that’s why every time they leave now, it’s a reminder of when they left for good. By Morgan Baker

January 28, 2018 Family

When three steps on the crosswalk saved my daughter’s life

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For what seems like a single frame of the video, I see my child silhouetted in the lights of the oncoming car. By Ian Smith

January 25, 2018 Family, Obstacles

The time we lost my daughter’s favorite doll in a roadside hotel

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I was only thinking of miles, forgetting then, as I would many times, that part of parenting is sacrifice. By Paul Crenshaw

January 18, 2018 Family

The day my daughter told us her disability is love

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I’m terrified that my teenager, who has Down syndrome, won’t ever find real love—and also that she will, but that it won’t be the right kind. By Amy Silverman

January 17, 2018 Family, Obstacles

The last pause of motherhood

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It’ll only occur to me months later, in the flurry of taking you to college, that this was the quiet part before the big crescendo. By Jennifer Niesslein

January 11, 2018 Family, Obstacles

What can I do about my tween’s snotty tone?

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Catherine Newman answers this question (and more!) in her next installment of Motherwell’s advice column for the parents of teens. Her kids weigh in too!

January 9, 2018 Family, Obstacles

Motherwell’s most popular posts of 2017

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Motherwell features parenting essays on culture, family life, obstacles and the process of overcoming them. We are excited to announce this year’s ten most read!

December 14, 2017 Culture, Family, Obstacles, Persistence

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