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Category Archive: Parenting Challenges

Surrounded by love and support under the pink night sky

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On the days when I am able to pull myself off the floor, there are arms to steady me. By Maria McDonnell

March 16, 2023 Family, Parenting Challenges

How my husband won over my grandkids with macaroni and cheese

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I wanted to tell them, “He’s not even related to you,” but I never did. By Deborah K. Shephard

February 15, 2023 Parenting Challenges

How reading Chicken Little can help stave off the horrors of the world 

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The sky might not be falling, but gunshots continue to rain. By Jennifer Schneider

January 26, 2023 Culture, Parenting Challenges

Art and motherhood: is there really a way to do both?

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I might be a mom by day, but in my heart I am a writer. By Reannon Muth

January 25, 2023 Culture, Parenting Challenges

How a Brené Brown book helped me let go of the perfect mom myth

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I expected helpful suggestions, but what I got was a game-changing reality check. By Inga Puffer

October 6, 2022 Culture, Parenting Challenges

What my addicted child taught me about letting go—and holding on

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I spent countless hours in therapy, hoping to discover the secret to getting my daughter clean. By Beverly Conyers

September 29, 2022 Parenting Challenges

Learning how to embrace feminism and femininity at the same time

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I didn’t want my daughter to be a princess, but I also didn’t want her to fear femininity. By Meg Thompson

September 28, 2022 Culture, Parenting Challenges

Why we attach meaning to things when we go through hard times

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The bird became a household barometer. If I heard his chirping, I knew all was well. By Krista Genevieve Farris

September 22, 2022 Parenting Challenges

What if my kids only remember me as a mother who yelled?

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The loss of self can wear on even the best of parents. By Amanda McCoy

September 21, 2022 Family, Parenting Challenges

Practicing the art of empathy as I send my kid off into the world

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I remember, 16 years ago, the judging eyes of women in coffee shops. By Gillian Steinberg

September 16, 2022 Parenting Challenges

The pictures we post of our teens don’t always tell the whole story

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Tashi is in college and I am so proud. I’m relieved. I’m also scared. By Andrea Askowitz

September 7, 2022 Parenting Challenges

When postpartum depression lasts beyond new motherhood

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Moms are supposed to rebound. Some of us don’t. By Christy Tending

September 1, 2022 Parenting Challenges

When moms and stepmoms work together, it’s better for everyone

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We tried. And we kept trying. Nothing more, nothing less. By Susan Philips

August 11, 2022 Parenting Advice, Parenting Challenges

This is how I learned to let my son take his time

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He reminded me that there was more than one route to any destination. By Kaci Mason

July 22, 2022 Parenting Challenges

I realized I used the wrong pronouns. This is what happened next.

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“If you go back,” my twelve-year-old said, “say I’m sorry *if* I mis-gendered you.” By Kim Anton

June 23, 2022 Culture, Parenting Challenges

How formula helped me connect with my baby

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The formula recall came days after I quit breastfeeding. By Samantha Schlemm

June 17, 2022 Culture, Parenting Challenges

Women can love being moms and still demand change

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As mothers, we are so good at keeping things beautiful and wrapped up in a bow. By Jillayna Adamson

June 9, 2022 Parenting Challenges

How do we take care of our girls as they move through the world?

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I tell my students: if something feels wrong, it probably is. By Ellen Friedrichs

June 3, 2022 Parenting Challenges

After a school shooting, what can we do with our pain?

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I’m running out of fingers on my hands to count the students I’ve lost to gun violence. By Emily James

May 31, 2022 Parenting Challenges

Why I feel ambivalent about Mother’s Day

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I want the roses as much as I hate them. By Leslie Stonebraker

May 4, 2022 Parenting Challenges

Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself

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Motherwell talks to Jungian psychologist Lisa Marchiano about her new book, and motherhood as a journey of self-discovery.

April 27, 2022 Books, Parenting Challenges

Here’s why I don’t shame my kid for hitting

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My five-year-old didn’t punch that girl because he’s bad. He did it because she was there. By Laura Wheatman Hill

April 13, 2022 Parenting Challenges

The book that taught me to trust my explosive child

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To stand with your kid, in radical acceptance, is one of the hardest things a parent can do. By Amanda Diekman

April 7, 2022 Books, Culture, Parenting Challenges

How can we help our teens get more sleep?

Photo of a Young Teen sleeping in front of a laptop computer and on a bed
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They are the “most sleep-deprived group of any individuals the world has ever seen.” By Molly Wadzeck Kraus

April 4, 2022 Culture, Parenting Challenges

How cleaning helps me deal with being a stay-at-home dad

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Vacuuming provides a semblance of safety that I don’t often get when I am with my son. By Tommy Mulvoy

March 30, 2022 Parenting Challenges

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