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Why cleaning my daughter’s remote learning space wasn’t so easy for me

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Her posters reminded me that the little home-learning sanctuary we had created was now coming apart. By Katie Greulich

August 26, 2021 Culture, Family

Books with a purpose that can help shape your child’s future

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A wonderful selection to ensure that every child has good, strong values to carry with them as they grow.

August 25, 2021 Books

Capturing the final moments of pregnancy in a picture

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It’s not just a celebrity thing. I know lots of mothers who have struck this pose. By Andrea Firth

August 23, 2021 Family

What’s the right age for a kid to get a phone? Emily Oster weighs in.

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It’s twelve. Happy Parenting! By Emily Oster

August 19, 2021 Books

Why I wish I hadn’t played with my kids so much

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During those play sessions I frequently felt resentful and bored. By Marya Markovich

August 11, 2021 Parenting Challenges

How a baby blanket taught one grandmother to embrace imperfection

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There’s a name for these knitting mistakes: “grandma kisses.” By Carol Ewig

July 28, 2021 Family

Losing a child and wondering if you will you ever be okay again

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I was in no hurry to let go of my grief. It was what I had left of my daughter. By Mary Janevic

July 22, 2021 Parenting Challenges

Q&A: How To Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes

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Motherwell talks to Melinda Wenner Moyer about how to raise kind, tolerant, empathetic children.

July 20, 2021 Books

My partner has a dog, I’m trying to learn how to love him.

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Would I embrace the care of my own pet with more gusto? Tolerate its mess, its foibles—the way I do my own kids? By Lauren Apfel

July 19, 2021 Parenting Challenges

Struggling to find my purpose after being a stay-at-home mom

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You finally have the freedom you’ve been dreaming about for years, but you don’t know what to do with it. By Laura Carraro

July 14, 2021 Family, Parenting Challenges

My mom was very competitive. This is how it affected me.

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My mother set about blending our identities from the day I was born. By Nancy Camden

July 12, 2021 Parenting Challenges

The reason why packing my kids’ lunches is so important to me

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My brother and I complained constantly about our sad lunches, but our parents ignored us. By Simone Muñoz

July 9, 2021 Parenting Challenges

Mourning the loss of my old phone number

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When I forgot my homework or my pants ripped at recess I dialed on auto-pilot. By Jonathan Meyer

July 8, 2021 Parenting Challenges

I only have one kid, will I always be expected to help with yours?

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Sometimes my siblings complain about the stresses of parenting and I want to say, then why did you have three? By Grace Orbison

July 1, 2021 Parenting Challenges

How we measure our children against each other (and why we shouldn’t)

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Don’t tell the youngest he should eat nicely like his elder sister, just say you can see he’s playing with his food. By Lynn Berger

June 30, 2021 Books, Parenting Challenges

I never grieved my miscarriage, and then the blender exploded

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I needed a kitchen coated in berry smoothie to finally understand what I couldn’t then. By Nicole Gulotta

June 28, 2021 Parenting Challenges

10 children’s books that make armchair travel fun

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If you can’t travel now but want your kids to get to know a destination, plunge into these books. By Anaita Vazifdar-Davar

June 24, 2021 Books

How being a latchkey kid has affected me as a working mom

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I bought the ‘having it all’ narrative like so many other women of my generation. But I didn’t read the fine print. By Virginia Fundora

June 16, 2021 Parenting Challenges

I dream what would happen if my two husbands met

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When Steve died, I found it hard to imagine ever finding love again. By Sarah Kilch Gaffney

June 15, 2021 Parenting Challenges

As my son graduates high school, a celebration of the past 18 years

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My son is next, and before I can take a full breath, his name rings from the arena’s PA system. By Clint Martin

June 9, 2021 Family

3 things I learned at the CIA that helped me survive early postpartum

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It was my CIA training and experience that eventually helped alleviate some of the anxiety. By Christina Hillsberg

June 8, 2021 Books, Parenting Challenges

A stranger’s gift to me in the Phoenix airport

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It occurred to me that I would have to live with this lifeless body—my baby—inside me for the next four days. By Sarah Gundle

June 3, 2021 Family, Parenting Challenges

I’m a Google executive. This is why I advocate low tech for my kids.

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Our children’s immature brains do not stand a chance against the sophisticated algorithm we designed to hook users. By Eva Tsai

June 2, 2021 Culture, Parenting Challenges

Q&A: Simple Acts, The Busy Family’s Guide to Giving Back

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Motherwell talks to author Natalie Silverstein about her book for parents who want to raise kind, grateful kids.

May 27, 2021 Books

One mother’s quest for perfection as an OCD parent

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All my OCD has become focused on making unpredictable toddlers happy and I am exhausted. By Jenny Leon

May 25, 2021 Family, Parenting Challenges

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