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Teaching Our Kids About the Vroom Vroom Machine…I Mean Car Engine
Teaching Our Kids About the Vroom Vroom Machine…I Mean Car Engine
It all comes down to knowing where your oil bone is located.
The Good Men Project
Jan 14
Children Are More Attracted to Their Peers — Parenting Guide
Children Are More Attracted to Their Peers — Parenting Guide
However, peer relationships can also play a negative role in social-emotional development. Therefore, it is important for parents to be…
Afzal Badshah, PhD
Jan 13
The Memories the Emergency Scanner Stirred
The Memories the Emergency Scanner Stirred
A mother’s nightmare from the back of an ambulance.
A. C. Sterling
Jan 12
Your Toddler’s New Year’s Resolutions
Your Toddler’s New Year’s Resolutions
Eat less dirt.
The Good Men Project
Jan 12
Why I’m Obsessed With the Japanese TV Show ‘Old Enough!’
Why I’m Obsessed With the Japanese TV Show ‘Old Enough!’
Yes, the toddlers running errands in this controversial television show are adorable, but that’s not what I love about it.
Kate Lynch
Jan 12
Parenting as Means of Healing My Childhood Trauma
Parenting as Means of Healing My Childhood Trauma
How my abusive childhood affects the way I raise my kids.
Dominika Antonas
Jan 11
Here’s What Retirement Feels Like Without Retiring
Here’s What Retirement Feels Like Without Retiring
Going on a 35-week parental leave gives you a preview of retirement.
RJ Reyes
Jan 11
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How NOT to Raise an Emotional Eater
How NOT to Raise an Emotional Eater
How to prevent kids from numbing out with food.
Jill Castle
Jul 22, 2022
How To Become A More Selfish Parent
How To Become A More Selfish Parent
It’s hard telling people you don’t want to have kids. They look at you suspicious, eyebrows arched up nearly into their hairlines. It…
Juliane Bergmann
Aug 3, 2021
I Identify as Broke
I Identify as Broke
Parenting kids when you have money.
Jeffrey Kass
Jun 26, 2022
You’ve Been Trying the Wrong Way To Correct Your Child’s Misbehaviors
You’ve Been Trying the Wrong Way To Correct Your Child’s Misbehaviors
Kids are the product of how we parent.
Adelina Vasile
Nov 4, 2022
My Kids Haven’t Learned a Thing in Virtual School
My Kids Haven’t Learned a Thing in Virtual School
Are we done yet?
Lady M
May 21, 2020
Letting Our Kids See Our Failures
Letting Our Kids See Our Failures
Always make sure you have a narwhal emotional support balloon, though.
The Good Men Project
Jan 8
Sparring With The Past
Sparring With The Past
Lessons from my son’s Martial Arts teacher.
Philip Glist
Oct 3, 2020
Gratitude for Sleepless Nights
Gratitude for Sleepless Nights
From frustration at the exhaustion to thankfulness for the moments in the dark.
Justin Alan
Jul 19, 2022
Mental Load — The Noise in the Background
Mental Load — The Noise in the Background
Daddycated (Series): The invisibility of things that are taken care of.
Dennis Steppenwolf
Dec 26, 2021
What My Father Taught Me Not To Do When Raising My Son
What My Father Taught Me Not To Do When Raising My Son
A crucial part of fatherhood is leading by example. Here is everything my father taught me, NOT to teach my son.
Stephen Fraser
Aug 1, 2022
Children, by scientific principles
Children, by scientific principles
The application of scientific principles to the experience of having children
Dr. David H Akehurst
Feb 19, 2022
Today, I am 6 Months Sober
Today, I am 6 Months Sober
Here are six lessons that I learned along the way.
Vibrant Dad
Jan 5, 2022
What To Do When You Realise You Will Outlive Your Child
What To Do When You Realise You Will Outlive Your Child
Look at the big picture, enjoy the small moments.
Michael Constantine
Feb 24, 2021
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