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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 our daughters need more heroes like Eleven

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Somewhere deep down, these girls sense that rage is exactly the right thing to feel. By Nan Mooney

May 27, 2022 Culture

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

Why holiday food donations are so important to me

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My family used to be just like the ones who are going to benefit from the food drive at my children’s school. By Megan Hanlon

November 24, 2020 Culture, Parenting Challenges

This is Jeopardy! How Alex Trebek influenced my mother’s life

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While life had taken people from her, Alex was dependable, he showed up every Monday through Friday. By Felicia Scarangello

November 19, 2020 Culture

This week in parenting: November 13, 2020

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Your Pandemic Stories, Jill Biden to Keep Working, How to Help Kids With Strong Emotions, and more.

November 13, 2020 Books, Culture, Parenting Advice

This week in parenting: October 23, 2020

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VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!

October 23, 2020 Culture

Why I let my seven-year-old put an election sticker on his bike

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I don’t allow myself any excitement, not after 2016, but I allow him his. By Caroline Horwitz

October 7, 2020 Culture

All working moms don’t have to be like RBG

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RBG worked so hard not only to open doors for other women, but so that other women wouldn’t have to work just like her. By Jenny Leon

October 7, 2020 Culture

This week in parenting: September 25th, 2020

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Motherwell’s go-to newsletter for all things parenting, featuring the most noteworthy and entertaining family-related news each week.

September 25, 2020 Culture

Teaching my Black son how to bake

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Was Tamir Rice also an only child? Did he also make cookies with his mother? By Jill Moffett

September 10, 2020 Culture

What you need to know if you’re planning to homeschool this fall

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You might love it. Maybe not every day, but there will be moments. By Laura Catherine Hanby Hudgens

August 12, 2020 Culture, Parenting Advice

Perspective | It’s time to drop the Karen stereotype

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Karen is the internet equivalent to the age-old double standard that a man who is vocal is assertive but when it’s a woman she’s a shrew. By Laura Catherine Hanby Hudgens

July 27, 2020 Culture

What have you learned about yourself during the pandemic?

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Parenting, relationships, work-life balance. Your pandemic self-growth in 100 words or less.

July 15, 2020 Culture

This week in parenting: July 3rd, 2020

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Hamilton Movie, Quarantine Pen Pals, Should Schools Open in the Fall?

July 3, 2020 Culture

What happens to the kids when both parents model poor eating habits

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I know we’re both doing it wrong. I’m teaching our children that restraint is a shackle; he’s teaching them that tight control is the only way to avoid obesity. By Lorren Lemmons

July 1, 2020 Culture, Family

This week in parenting: June 26, 2020

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Splash Mountain Re-Named, Quarantine Little Lessons, Family Pods for Summer, and More

June 26, 2020 Culture

What it means to be the mother of a black teenage son right now

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I’ve been sitting with the reality that this world will never see my son’s heart before they see his color. By Kai McGee

June 1, 2020 Culture

When my twelve-year-old got a digital Amber Alert

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We envisioned our daughter’s freedom: she could tell us dance class was ending early. But we had not considered her new awareness of danger. By Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser

May 26, 2020 Culture, Family

You will want to remember this

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How you went from the rigid enforcer to letting your kids to eat cake in their bedrooms. How you learned to wait. How you learned what mattered. By Michelle Riddell

April 2, 2020 Culture

What will be the most popular baby names in 2020?

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Our favorite naming site, Nameberry, predicts next year’s hottest baby names.

December 3, 2019 Culture

How to talk with my daughter about anti-semitism

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My parents grew up in the shadow of the Holocaust. Neither one of them knew how to tell me what had happened, so instead they said nothing. By Elissa Jacobs

June 27, 2019 Culture, Family

Perspective | Why we are turning off football this year

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As much as I loved football as a kid, I don’t want my own sons watching—or playing—a sport based on such overt violence. By Kate Allen Fox

November 20, 2018 Culture, Family

Is there a “right” age to let kids get Instagram?

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If a tween is asking for it, is willing to adhere to the rules you set, what’s the harm? By Lauren Apfel

November 1, 2018 Culture

My rapist’s name is John

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If I saw him now, I doubt I could pick him out of a line-up. By April Vázquez

October 1, 2018 Culture

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