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How anxiety taught me to choose myself, even over my mother

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I wasn’t used to saying “no” to Mom—and didn’t know where to begin. By Elizabeth Newdom

September 14, 2021 Parenting Challenges

Q&A: Mom Brain

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Motherhood changes the way we think and feel about ourselves. We talked to Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco about how to cope with this upheaval.

September 9, 2021 Books

One mom’s journey to becoming, and staying, a non-drinker

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Lunchtime beers would spill into afternoon cocktails and then more cocktails. By Jordan Souza

May 18, 2021 Parenting Challenges

A mother’s need for control in a pandemic

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I repeatedly suggest that my daughter Zooms or FaceTimes more often, but she gets annoyed. “Mom, I know what I need.” By Laura G. Owens

January 21, 2021 Culture

How to mother a daughter when you have food issues

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There are few things I take genuine pleasure in, and one of those is eating. But what message does that send my daughter? By Jennifer Furner

December 28, 2020 Culture, Parenting Advice, Parenting Challenges

As a psychologist, this is how back to school anxiety affects me

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I am carrying my own maternal fears right now and also those of my patients. By Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco

August 24, 2020 Culture, Parenting Challenges

Quarantined in motherhood

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There have been many moments when I have simply broken down, walked upstairs and fallen face-first on my bed. By Tara Mandarano

July 10, 2020 Culture, Parenting Challenges

The relentless anxiety of being a single parent right now

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Let your children see you trying. Let them see you cry. By Kaci Curtis

April 8, 2020 Culture, Family

How to help teens tackle mental health issues with reading

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Be bold. The book you suggest could save a kid’s life. By Melissa Hart

April 2, 2019 Culture

Why are girls more stressed out than boys?

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I now hear regularly about girls who are so fearful of disappointing their teachers that they skip sleep to do extra-credit work for points they don’t need. By Lisa Damour

February 11, 2019 Books, Culture, Family

What parents need to know about social media and anxiety

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Ask your kid to give you a tour of their social media world. Add it to the “wellness checks” you may already do. By Caroline Knorr

May 28, 2018 Parenting Advice

Do I send my troubled teen to a wilderness program?

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I had spent the last sixteen years keeping my son safe and warm. Was I going to do just the opposite in an effort to help him? By Jeannette Sanderson

October 19, 2017 Parenting Challenges

Chased by a tiger: my son’s ADHD diagnosis

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My son’s fight or flight mechanism often shut out his ability to function. I was devastated I had not been able to help him. By Jill Dyer

October 12, 2017 Parenting Challenges

My daughter’s anxiety has grown with her

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We trot her out into the world, trying to help her gain confidence through exposure. But it only lasts for so long.
By Linda Pressman

August 15, 2017 Parenting Challenges

With new life comes a fear of death

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Kids—they break you wide open and expose parts you didn’t even know could feel pain.
By Katie Rose Guest Pryal

May 22, 2017 Parenting Challenges

What Jennifer Senior thinks we need to be happier parents

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The author of All Joy and No Fun talks to Motherwell about parental anxiety, adolescence, and what she regrets about her bestselling book.
By Rebecca Gale

April 20, 2017 Books

When reading at grade level is not good enough

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None of the parents I know are copping to having a kid who is average.
By Christie Tate

February 16, 2017 Culture, Parenting Challenges

Why politics matters to me in the college selection process

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I want my children to be part of a college community that is more in line with the ideologies of #Imwithher than #MAGA.
By Randi Olin

February 14, 2017 Culture, Parenting Challenges

Confessions of a mom who doesn’t worry

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If actively fearing for your children’s safety is a natural instinct, my maternal hardwiring must be faulty. By Lauren Apfel

January 5, 2017 Parenting Challenges

The length of the pause

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One day my son was a typically developing, albeit shy, three-year-old. The next he wasn’t able to say a word in public.
By Tanya Mozias Slavin

October 31, 2016 Parenting Challenges

Learning to be a worrier mom from afar

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I had to step back and let her stand on her own two feet—even when she was shivering feverishly under the covers.
By Candy Schulman

October 25, 2016 Family, Parenting Challenges

I don’t like my kids sleeping out

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Beyond the pillow fights and giggles, how can we make sure our kids will be safe when they sleep at a friend’s house? By Randi Olin

September 20, 2016 Family

My son is quirky, and sometimes it scares me

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I wonder in which direction of social acceptance Charlie’s drum will lead.
By Sara Petersen

August 1, 2016 Parenting Challenges

This is your crappy childhood

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I can’t help feeling sad for all the things I imagined his childhood to be, but now know it won’t.
By Zsofia McMullin

May 1, 2016 Family, Parenting Challenges
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