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I never wanted to have kids in the US. Now, I'm happily raising a toddler in Germany.
A millennial who moved from New York to Berlin for the quality of life, wasn't planning to have a k…
Susannah Edelbaum
6 mins read
I burned out trying to be an overachieving parent. I learned it's OK to ask for help.
I was an overachieving parent with my first two kids. With my daughter, I learned I didn't have to …
Amanda Miller Littlejohn
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I dreaded my teens dating, but it's brought me closer to them. They talk to me about everything — I've even helped draft break-up texts.
When my teens started dating, I was nervous, but I've actually gotten closer to them. They talk to …
Terri Peters
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Gentle parenting was sucking out the joy of being a mom. Now I have a trial and error approach.
I quit gentle parenting when my second child was born. I want to enjoy my kids, and have them see m…
Lauren Gumpert
1 min read
Firefighters smashed a Tesla's window to rescue a toddler after the battery died, report says
Firefighters in Scottsdale were called after a woman could not open the doors of a car containing h…
Beatrice Nolan
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I'm a mom of a child with autism, and I'm done with gentle parenting
I wanted to raise my daughter differently to how I was raised. But gentle parenting didn't work sin…
Sara Rowe Mount
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I'm a Finnish mom in the US. I let my kids schedule their own playdates and allow them to skip homework to get playtime outside.
I've been in the US for decades and have three children. I let my kids schedule their own playdates…
Annabella Daily
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Am I gentle parenting, or am I just a pushover?
I'm not intentionally gentle parenting, but I also want to have a relationship with my kid. I think…
Ian MacAllen
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Full-time childcare for my toddler is $31,000. I can't afford that, so I work when she sleeps.
She wakes up at 4 a.m. to get some hours of paid work before her 3-year-old daughter wakes up. To s…
Victoria Marin
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I'm a single mother who just graduated with a master's degree. My two toddlers helped me survive the chaos.
The author decided to go to graduate school while raising her two toddlers. They helped her stay in…
Ke'Yonna Hall
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Every year, my teen is away at camp for his birthday. We celebrate early, and I send him gifts he can open with his friends.
My son has been away at summer camp for his birthday for the past few years. At first I was sad, bu…
Lindsay Karp
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'Pronatalist' parents are under fire after the dad publicly slapped his toddler — and they think the criticism is racist
The "pronatalist" couple who wants to have as many kids as possible is under fire for slapping thei…
Katie Balevic
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When my kids were little, I wrote short snippets capturing our daily lives. Now they're teens, and this window into our past is priceless.
I'm not crafty nor a good photographer, so to remember memories when the kids were little I started…
Eileen Hoenigman Meyer
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I'm not a crafty parent and used to dread summer. I learned 5 easy ways to keep my kids entertained when school is out.
Kate Bast is a mom of two and not a crafty person. She shares five ways to keep kids entertained at…
Kelly Burch
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My toddler twins were afraid of Santa. Then a mall Santa put them at ease.
My toddler twins were afraid of Santa. But allowing them to sit on mom's lap instead of Santa's mad…
Conz Preti
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I went back to work before my daughter was 1. People judged me for it.
People judged me when I went back to work before my daughter was 1 year old. Working makes me a bet…
Katie Alexander
3 mins read
I'm an older dad, so I'll be a senior citizen when my 2 toddlers graduate from high school. I'm scared of running out of time.
A father is almost 50, but his children are toddlers. He knows he'll be a senior citizen by the tim…
Ryan Crawley
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A deaf toddler can hear thanks to a world-first gene treatment that took just 16 minutes
After receiving treatment to correct a faulty gene, 18-month-old Opal Sandy can now hear.
Serafina Kenny
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I took my 2 toddlers into first class on a flight. Parents shouldn't be scared to do the same.
After I had to change my flight with my toddler twins, the only seats available were in first class…
Conz Preti
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I'm an American mom living in France. I've never seen a screen out during meal time and French kids are always well-dressed.
I live in Bordeaux with my kid, and even though I've tried to assimilate to life in France, I stand…