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The split mind of postpartum depression

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In a quiet, distant voice I tell my husband that I want to die. Not exactly dead, I clarify, but not this. By Laura G. Owens

April 10, 2018 Obstacles

My tangled relationship with my daughter’s hair

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We are forever snarled in each other’s hair, my daughter and I, invested in the consistency of the people we know best and need most. By Leslie Kendall Dye

April 9, 2018 Family, Obstacles

Why happiness as a parent is always going to be qualified

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Here I am at the sink again. Here I am signing the kids up for soccer again. Here I am preparing for the holidays again. Wash, rinse, repeat. By Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco

April 4, 2018 Family, Persistence

What is the argument in favor of teaching cursive?

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Using script forces a child’s brain to slow down. It allows for deeper thoughts, more expansive word choices, and increased imagination. By Michelle Riddell

April 3, 2018 Culture

After divorce, when a fish is not just a fish

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Perhaps the fish were feeble replacements for all that we had lost, but they were also hopeful things. By Samantha Shanley

March 29, 2018 Family, Obstacles

Raising a black activist in a mother’s white world

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I don’t want to mess this up. I live in fear of being seen as a privileged person with an accessory on my arm. By Jenn O’Connor

March 28, 2018 Obstacles, Persistence

Why I opted out of mommy speak

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I’ve never used expressions like potty, criss-cross applesauce, boo-boo and its sad cousin owie. They make me feel like an imposter. By Rosemary Harp

March 22, 2018 Family

A Motherwell Q&A with nanny to the stars, Connie Simpson

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It’s old-school knowledge seasoned with new-school methods validated by hands-on experience.

March 21, 2018 Books, Culture

When your child’s birthday is complicated

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Eighteen years later, nothing has changed. All the firsts I had been praying for never came. By Shauna Actis

March 20, 2018 Obstacles

My daughter is on her semester abroad, so why do we talk every day?

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Yes, I am enjoying a front row seat to my daughter’s semester in Cape Town. But I still wonder whether all this technology is giving us too much access to our kids. By Randi Olin

March 8, 2018 Culture, Family

My war against squirrels, bullets and grief

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Fourteen teenagers and three teachers are dead who were not dead a few of weeks ago, and my house is falling apart, and my children are at school. By Brianne DeRosa

March 6, 2018 Culture, Family, Persistence

Home again, this time caring for my mother

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You’re there because some nights she gets lost in the hallway on the way to the bathroom. You’re there because she has lost herself. By Amie McGraham

March 5, 2018 Obstacles, Persistence

Learning how to let your teens motivate themselves

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Coming to peace with the reality that you can’t make your kid do things is actually liberating. By William Stixrud and Ned Johnson

March 2, 2018 Books, Culture

What to expect when you are unexpecting

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Nobody will send flowers. You don’t even have a face to conjure when you think of this child. By Maggie Downs

February 28, 2018 Obstacles, Persistence

What can I do about my teen messing up at school?

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Catherine Newman offers advice to a grandmother, who is raising her 15-year-old grandson, about the reality of teenagers and conflict.

February 26, 2018 Family, Obstacles

How to talk to our sons about guns and aggression

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My son plays Fortnite. I’m not worried he will grow up to be violent because of it; I’m worried how the toxic masculinity it portrays affects us all. By Sharon Holbrook

February 22, 2018 Culture, Family

36 life decisions I don’t regret, even now

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To throw away the cigarettes, and choose to run instead. To stop running when my hips hurt, and walk instead. By Kathleen Harris

February 21, 2018 Persistence

Perspective | Our teachers need to be armed with better gun control laws

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As we reel from watching yet another school shooting, we must look closely at what we are asking of our teachers. By Kim Simon

February 20, 2018 Culture

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

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