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On Parenting

The importance of hugs, especially now

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Even though he’s grown, my son’s hugs mean more to me now than they ever have. By Dawn Gerber

October 22, 2020 Family

Bullying in the age of remote learning

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With all the changes in 2020, one thing has remained constant: being bullied is a traumatic experience for kids. By Lori Orlinsky

September 3, 2020 Culture, Parenting Advice, Parenting Challenges

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

7 unexpected things I taught my kid during homeschooling

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Start with “shitty first drafts.” We don’t curse in our house, so it was a big deal when I taught my son this one. By Wendy Kennar

June 15, 2020 Culture, Parenting Advice

You are not your college admission essay

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My daughter is trapped inside, trying to make admissions counselors she doesn’t know fall in love with her. By Sandra A. Miller

October 11, 2018 Parenting Advice

Not every child needs to read in kindergarten

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My son’s teacher said he needed the gift of time. She was right. By Jessica Smock

September 24, 2018 Culture, Parenting Advice

Fact or fiction? What happens when kids learn a foreign language

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By the age of five, bilingual children largely catch up to their peers who speak just one language—and then overtake them. By Kristina Klausen

July 19, 2018 Parenting Advice

How to get a good letter of recommendation

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Writing a thoughtful letter of recommendation takes time. And odds are you aren’t the only one asking. By Jennifer Winward

July 16, 2018 Parenting Advice

How to talk about the news of family separations at the border

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Whatever your political stance, this issue is one of basic human rights. By Maria O. Alvarez

June 26, 2018 Culture, Parenting Advice

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

Perspective | Why I let my young daughter wear a bikini

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I want my nine-year-old to carry herself without shame. By Daisy Alpert Florin

May 24, 2018 Culture, Parenting Advice

Perspective | Why I don’t let my young daughter wear a bikini

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I don’t care for any “sexy” clothing on little girls. By Sharon Holbrook

May 24, 2018 Culture, Parenting Advice

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 Parenting Advice

What can I do to protect my teen from a toxic friendship?

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Catherine Newman’s next installment of Motherwell’s not-so-ordinary advice column for the parents of teens.

November 28, 2017 Parenting Advice

When somebody says stop, you stop

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I’m raising two boys. And I am conscious of raising them to be people who hear and respond to the word “no.” By Brianne DeRosa

October 18, 2017 Culture, Parenting Advice

An editor’s perspective: the personal parenting essay is not dead

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Whatever the political climate, we will continue to write about bruised nipples, maternal ambivalence, how to raise kids who believe love is love.
By Lauren Apfel

June 15, 2017 Culture

Perspective | Yes, I f-ing let my kids curse

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If you calm down about the illicit nature of the words, we’re just talking about talking.
By Brianne DeRosa

November 2, 2016 Parenting Advice, Parenting Challenges

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

Call Me Mrs. Badzin

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If calling me Mrs. Badzin makes me seem more uptight than other people’s parents, I almost welcome that boundary.
By Nina Badzin

June 27, 2016 Parenting Advice

Seven and still sucking his thumb

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Seven years on, my son is still a sucker, thumb mostly, but also occasionally sleeves, zippers, the pointed snout of a stuffed animal.
By Daisy Alpert Florin

May 1, 2016 Parenting Advice, Parenting Challenges
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