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Family Matters
A publication for parents and families of all types to share their experiences.
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Jessica Elkins
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Family Matters
Jul 5, 2023
Embracing the Intentional Slow Living Lifestyle:
A Haven for Adults and Children
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Jessica Elkins
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Family Matters
Jul 2, 2023
Parenting Curiously:
Permissive parenting can rob children of developing curiosity
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Lane Henry
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Family Matters
Apr 25, 2022
The Things My Children Will Never Know
All the ways my childhood was different from my children’s
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Adrienne Parkhurst
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Apr 11, 2022
Mommy, Where Do They Go?
An impromptu gender conversation with my 7-year-old son
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Jamie D Stacey
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Family Matters
Sep 20, 2021
Why is Breastfeeding Still So Weird?
The Aka men are known to let crying infants suckle their nipples…
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Aditi K
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Sep 9, 2021
Teaching Family Traditions To My Child Meant A Lot To Me
Because a family that creates memories…
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Jamie D Stacey
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Family Matters
Aug 6, 2021
Is the ‘Modern’ Way of Parenting Weird?
From school to sugar to tracking our children everywhere, the…
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Jamie D Stacey
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Family Matters
Apr 23, 2021
Pink is for Boys…
The history and science of gendered color is fascinating — but maybe just let…
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Kerry McAvoy, PhD
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Mar 8, 2021
Are We Harming Our Children by Not Getting Their Informed Consent?
Are we teaching them to expect…
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Melissa-Jane Nguyen
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Feb 10, 2021
My 4-Year-Old Said ‘F*ck’ — and I’m Not Even Mad
Here’s why I’m not going to punish my daughter for…
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