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When Vegan Kids Grow Up

Their changing minds changed our family dynamic

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Let Me Rob You of Your Childhood

You can’t walk, but you need to know about all the troubles of the…

Larissa McCullough in The Parenting Portal

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3 Writing Tips for New Parents

Because finding time to write is so challenging now

Catherine Oceano in The Parenting Portal

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How I Wish I Could Fix My Grown-Up Kids’ Problems

Parents can’t always help in life’s balloon-popping…

Eleanor Writer in The Parenting Portal

How to Make Sense of Relationship Dynamics Beyond Family Models

About becoming mature and still…

Emaline Ashe in The Parenting Portal

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Self-Proclaimed Labels Are Healthy Expressions for Teens

Kids today embrace their differences.

S.M. Whiddon in The Parenting Portal

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Important Parenting Lessons I Learned from Changing My Dad’s Dirty Diapers

Taking care of dad taught…

Nicole Kay in The Parenting Portal

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CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH

Childhood Comparison Stays with Children Forever

PatrickMH in The Parenting Portal

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My Child Calling Me a Girl Provided an Unexpected Perspective

It got me thinking about how we raise…

Jeff Hayward in The Parenting Portal

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Is It Possible to Raise a Child Without Trauma?

The short answer is probably no, but as parents, we…