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I Spent the Last Decade Practicing Calm with My Kids
I Spent the Last Decade Practicing Calm with My Kids
Now I have trouble with power headlines.
Mel Inner Ether
Nov 1
How Marie Kondo Guaranteed My 100% Calm as a Parent (With an Astrological Perspective)
How Marie Kondo Guaranteed My 100% Calm as a Parent (With an Astrological Perspective)
I decided that every corner of my home can spark joy.
Mel Inner Ether
Oct 29
I Did Monk Mode as a Mother
I Did Monk Mode as a Mother
This is how it brought me to Medium
Mel Inner Ether
Oct 24
How I Realized That My Family Was Not Normal
How I Realized That My Family Was Not Normal
I sometimes felt him staring at me. I didn’t want to play with him. Something didn’t feel right.
The Good Men Project
Oct 23
Smartphones and Kids — Balancing Safety While Navigating Social Pressure
Smartphones and Kids — Balancing Safety While Navigating Social Pressure
How to protect your child online without isolating them from their peers in a smartphone-driven world.
Georgia
Oct 22
6 Parenting Pitfalls You Need to Understand
6 Parenting Pitfalls You Need to Understand
Mistakes most parents make with their kids and how to avoid them.
Teronie Donaldson
Oct 21
A Father’s Love Knows No Bars
A Father’s Love Knows No Bars
There are nearly eight hundred thousand incarcerated men in America with children on the outside.
The Good Men Project
Oct 20
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It’s Ultra Important to Teach Kids How Banks & Credits Work
It’s Ultra Important to Teach Kids How Banks & Credits Work
No matter how intelligent, talented, and skilled they are, they can easily end up having nothing if they are not financially savvy.
Chingmay Anaïs Jo
Oct 10
Why Play Feels Like a Chore to Some Parents?
Why Play Feels Like a Chore to Some Parents?
Where do they go wrong?
Sanketh Nagarajan
Feb 13
No matter how much you love your child, you must let him endure these three kinds of suffering
No matter how much you love your child, you must let him endure these three kinds of suffering
There are no shortcuts on the road to growth. Parents will eventually withdraw from their children’s lives. The sweetness gained without…
dance
Feb 29
7 Reasons Your Child Isn’t Listening to You
7 Reasons Your Child Isn’t Listening to You
And how to start re-framing their misbehavior as misunderstandings.
Katie E. Lawrence
Jun 14
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, MS, RD
Jul 22, 2022
The 7 Elements of Practical Parenting
The 7 Elements of Practical Parenting
And how they’ll save your relationship with your kids.
Katie E. Lawrence
May 31
Why Are Parents Out of the Loop?
Why Are Parents Out of the Loop?
Tracking down our children in the digital age
B.R. Shenoy
Dec 30, 2022
Is it OK to Sneak Candy into the Movies?
Is it OK to Sneak Candy into the Movies?
Our adult behavior is the real instructor of children.
Jeffrey Kass
Aug 8
Dads are Perfectly Capable Too…
Dads are Perfectly Capable Too…
And not just Mom.
Harlyn Hannah
Sep 4
Hot Wheels to Heartfelt Gratitude: Uncle Tommy’s Story
Hot Wheels to Heartfelt Gratitude: Uncle Tommy’s Story
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.”
The Good Men Project
Aug 22
Mom Guilt is Killing Me
Mom Guilt is Killing Me
Filling the Blanks, My Struggle to Complete the Parenting Puzzle
Jasmine Aneja
May 26
Learning to Fail, and Other Life Lessons from Youth Sports
Learning to Fail, and Other Life Lessons from Youth Sports
Beyond the immediate physical and social benefits, youth sports are an invaluable way to prepare our kids for adulthood.
Chad Harvey
Jan 15
Adulting: On Putting Away Childish Things
Adulting: On Putting Away Childish Things
When, exactly, does a boy become a man?
The Good Men Project
Feb 25
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