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You Want To Raise A Toddler In Your 50s?
You Want To Raise A Toddler In Your 50s?
Five words of warning from a middle-aged Mum.
Julie van Maanen
Apr 11, 2022
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The Essential Survival Guide For Your Child’s First Year At School
The Essential Survival Guide For Your Child’s First Year At School
Coming from a parent who’s been through it before
Jenny Lim
Sep 18
The Day My Son Triumphed in Basketball
The Day My Son Triumphed in Basketball
A cherished memory of my son’s victory
B.R. Shenoy
Sep 5
I’m All for Respectful Parenting until My Kid Refuses to Take a Picture
I’m All for Respectful Parenting until My Kid Refuses to Take a Pic...
The dilemma of doing what our kids don’t want for their own good.
Katie Leigh
Sep 4
As a Parent, I Find Myself the Keeper of the Library of Their Lives
As a Parent, I Find Myself the Keeper of the Library of Their Lives
They come back to find what they have lost along the way
Catherine Oceano
Aug 30
You Should Thank Your Child For Doing Their Chores, And Here’s Why.
You Should Thank Your Child For Doing Their Chores, And Here’s Why.
You thank everyone else when they do something for you, why not your kids?
Kennedie
Aug 22
Back-to-School Transition Tips for Kids with Disabilities
Back-to-School Transition Tips for Kids with Disabilities
Easy tactics, from building a schedule to having faith that it’ll all be ok
Melissa Marietta
Aug 21
Parenting Influence: Connecting Today’s Children’s Mistakes to Parental Actions
Parenting Influence: Connecting Today’s Children’s Mistakes to Pare...
Today’s Children’s Mistakes Are The Result of Parents’ Mistakes From Yesterday
Afzal Badshah, PhD
Jul 27
If Your Child is Struggling in School, is Online School the Answer?
If Your Child is Struggling in School, is Online School the Answer?
The answer is, it depends
Nicole Dake
Jul 13
Parents Are The Best Role Models — But Not Always
Parents Are The Best Role Models — But Not Always
This is what happened after my grand returned from a visit with her dad
Bernie Pullen
Jun 16
Fired without Cause
Fired without Cause
The brutal transition to an empty nest
Laura DeMaisBerg
May 18
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