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children and childhood

The irony of my love of language

baby lying on his back holding a stuffed dinosaur
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I breathe words like oxygen. They are everywhere. Except in the mouth of my child. By Leah Moore

January 22, 2020 Parenting Challenges

How do I know if it’s time to let go of my kids’ lost teeth?

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It doesn’t seem quite right to just toss these pearly whites in the trash (no matter how much I thanked them, with all due respect to Ms. Kondo). By Anne Brinser Shelton

February 4, 2019 Family

How to prepare for my son growing up

painting of boy in swirl of water
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I wait for sleep, for the fever to break, the tooth to fall out, the rash to go away.
By Zsofia McMullin

April 14, 2017 Family, Parenting Challenges

Teaching kids that women can work and be moms at the same time

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We were unwittingly showing our daughter that being a mother excludes other possibilities.
By K.C. Willivee

February 28, 2017 Culture

When older siblings don’t want to play anymore

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My daughter loves her little brother dearly, it’s just that she’s outgrown him.
By Elizabeth Maria Naranjo

February 9, 2017 Family

My tween will only read comics, is that okay?

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In an age of instant gratification, we are all losing the ability to focus on larger amounts of text—and that’s worrisome.
By Lauren Apfel

January 25, 2017 Culture

The myth of co-parenting

colourful drawing a mother holding her baby in the crook of her neck
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It made me spitting mad, the way the daily duties of parenting and home ownership began to rest entirely on me.
By Hope Edelman

January 19, 2017 Books, Parenting Challenges

My foster child is gone, am I still a mother?

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I cling to the knowledge that if I have given her anything, I have given her hope. I see it in her smile.
By Jenn O’Connor

January 17, 2017 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 first photo of my premature baby

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Photographs suggested a future, a future in which we would look back at this moment, but a future where our baby might be gone.
By Yvonne Spence

November 22, 2016 Family, Parenting Challenges

Parenting my black, immigrant daughter after the election

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One mother’s experience getting through the day, now that she knows Trump is the President of the United States.
By Sara Ackerman

November 9, 2016 Culture

How (not) to talk to someone else’s daughter

Sepia photograph of girl in a polka-dotted dress look shyly down
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When my daughter smiles, she is not a “beauty queen.” She smiles because she is happy.
By Marina Koestler Ruben

November 7, 2016 Culture

Perspective | No swearing in my house

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Our no cursing rule is one way I maintain the boundary between child and adult.
By Lisa Sadikman

November 2, 2016 Parenting Advice, Parenting Challenges

The boring tragedies of parenthood

Sketch of ancient women in a row holding onto each other
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I am shocked still by the parenting moments that break my heart.
By Catherine Newman

October 27, 2016 Family, Parenting Challenges

The early days of an autism diagnosis

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Nowhere in my plans was talking to a stranger about teaching basic social skills. Nowhere in my plans was autism.
By Katie Read

September 27, 2016 Parenting Challenges

Sleepovers are an important part of childhood

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It’s important for parents to let their children take big bites of independence once in a while, even if it feels scary.
By Lauren Apfel

September 20, 2016 Family

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

For the love of potty training

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I wondered if my daughter would grow up to hate me for forcing her to do things—like I hated my parents.
By Anna Gracia

September 12, 2016 Parenting Challenges

How to parent in a world of bad news

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As parents, how do we keep moving forward in the face of one tragedy after another?
By Morgan Baden

September 5, 2016 Culture

On being my children’s memory keeper

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If I throw out the lunch box, will I be throwing these memories away with it?
By Daisy Alpert Florin

August 22, 2016 Family

Childhood games that conflict with consent

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There are many subtle ways in which we teach our kids it’s okay for someone to take what they want from another’s body.
By Gail Cornwall

August 8, 2016 Culture

Don’t separate my five-year-old campers by gender

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Surely what boys and girls gain from playing together should outweigh any inconvenience of having to organize separate changing areas.
By Lauren Apfel

August 4, 2016 Culture

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

A stepson’s summer visit

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It is an awesome responsibility to be entrusted with the care of someone’s child, but for the first time I’m less anxious about it.
By Teri Carter

July 12, 2016 Family, Parenting Challenges

Parenting in the shadow of PTSD

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Both my children hate being around me and water—I’m the parent whose urgent, borderline hysteria ruins all the fun.
By Christie Tate

July 5, 2016 Parenting Challenges

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