Category: Blog
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My 11-year-old cursed at me. Should I let it go or draw a line? – The Washington Post
Should this parent just forget about their 11-year-old cursing out of anger? Dear Meghan: My 11-year-old used some cuss words last night to express his anger with me. Thoughts on circling back on this today? We’ve told him words are just words, but there is a time and place for certain words. We’ve talked about…
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Looking at the phone while parenting: Why toddler parents try, and fail, to concentrate on their kids.
Once, when I was scrolling, I came across the headline “Your Kids Think You’re Addicted to Your Phone” from the New York Times. I copied and pasted it to the place in my Notes app where I put all of the essay ideas that I mostly never write. Next to it, I put **, which…
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Mumsnet has its flaws, but the depth of experience shared on it is extraordinary | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett | The Guardian
From allergies to hen do beefs, the parenting site’s users cover it all. I just wish they wouldn’t use the word ‘hubby’ I have a confession: I am a secret Mumsnet lurker. It started in the small hours, when my son was tiny. I had ventured on to it a little in pregnancy during moments…
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Mother’s Day: Who Should We Celebrate? Moms or Grandmas?
Okay, moving on! Like a lot of people, I have a complicated relationship with Mother’s Day.As a kid, I felt like we, my sisters and I, had to make up for whatever mistake in gifting my dad would inevitably make, leaving us forever scrambling for and failing at getting her the right thing. I mean,…
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What have I learned from 20 years of parenting? Never to underestimate how wrong I can be | Emma Beddington | The Guardian
We often have as much in common with strangers as our relatives, according to studies – so why do we still love to say our children are like us? How alike are parents and kids? Quite, right? Surely we all play that game. I, for example, am competitive like my dad (but without a shred…
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Parenting advice: Another dad just accused my son of being a violent bully. What?
Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. My kids and I recently were at a playground, where we ran into a school friend of my 5-year-old’s and his family. The two kids happily played together and the parents spoke to me amicably for a…
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People share the parenting reality that surprised them most – Upworthy
“I genuinely didn’t believe it until I saw it with my own two eyes just how hard it is to find childcare that fully covers your working hours.” Becoming a parent is simultaneously one of the most rewarding and terrifying life experiences a person can have. And try as you may, no matter how many…
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Kate Hudson On Handling Big Feelings, Picky Eaters, And Co-Parenting | theSkimm
Don’t we all want to know how moms… well… mom? Kate Hudson — mother of three, actress, podcast host, Fabletics co-founder, and singer (who just released her debut album) — let us in on her views about parenting. She takes us through how she co-parents, the “nesting” approach, why she doesn’t negotiate with her kids,…
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Imran Khan On Co-Parenting Daughter With Ex-Wife Avantika Malik: “We Split The Week”
Imran Khan and his ex-wife Avantika Malik got divorced in 2019. They are co-parenting their 10-year-old daughter Imara. In a recent interview with Hindustan Times, Imran Khan said that he looks after his daughter, Imara, without assistance from a nanny. The actor stated that he shares custody of Imara with his ex-wife, Avantika Malik. Imran…
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I’m A Disabled Mom. This Is What It’s Like To Parent. | HuffPost HuffPost Personal
This Mother’s Day, I’ll be hugging my sons a little tighter. Our family’s path has been unexpected and unordinary, from me being at the top of my career to becoming a disabled mother. Our bonds are strong, but we are constantly reminded of how society underestimates parents like me. After five devastating miscarriages, I finally…