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How Much Should Kids Care About Our Feelings?
How Much Should Kids Care About Our Feelings?
And how do we avoid blurring parent-child boundaries?
Lisa Hides
Jul 8
13 Phrases Kids Hate to Hear From Their Parents
13 Phrases Kids Hate to Hear From Their Parents
How many of them drove you crazy as a kid?
Violet@CrumbsOfSanity
Jul 8
I’ll Say it: I Hate Cooking With My Kids
I’ll Say it: I Hate Cooking With My Kids
Here’s How I Involve My Young Kids in Food Prep Without Losing My Mind
Sarah Azman, M.Ed, CCC-SLP
Jul 7
Eating Around the Table Does Not Create Perfect Families
Eating Around the Table Does Not Create Perfect Families
It’s not the only way for families to connect
Catherine Oceano
Jul 7
Have I Begun To Parent My Parent?
Have I Begun To Parent My Parent?
My mother’s ageing causes shifts in our relationship
Chantelle Atkins
Jul 7
I Finally Have a Personal Helper and I’ve Never Been More Exhausted
I Finally Have a Personal Helper and I’ve Never Been More Exhausted
Three-year-olds make terrible assistants
Kendra Sparkles
Jul 6
What I’ve Learnt in the First Three Months of Being a Dad
What I’ve Learnt in the First Three Months of Being a Dad
Growth. Memories. Laughter. Broken sleep
Travis McMullen
Jul 6
My Mother-In-Law’s Enmeshment With Her Adult Son Deprived My Kids of a Grandma
My Mother-In-Law’s Enmeshment With Her Adult Son Deprived My Kids of a Grandma
Enmeshed parents often neglect their other children and grandchildren
McKenna Meyers
Jul 5
11 Tricks For How To Get Your Kids To School On Time
11 Tricks For How To Get Your Kids To School On Time
And what happens when someone tries to throw a spanner in the works
Jenny Lim
Jul 5
Embracing Boredom
Embracing Boredom
Inviting more creativity into our lives
Shlee
Jul 5
Why You Should Manage Your Kids’ Screen Time This Summer and How to Do it
Why You Should Manage Your Kids’ Screen Time This Summer and How to Do it
(Spoiler . . . it’s all about the dopamine!)
Maureen Mirabella
Jul 4
‘He Learned the Kindness’, She Said
‘He Learned the Kindness’, She Said
On the importance of reading books to kids
Dr. Seema Patel (PhD)
Jul 4
Three Things that Have Made My Relationship with my Daughter Stronger
Three Things that Have Made My Relationship with my Daughter Stronger
Embracing Mistakes, Safety in Being Mad at Mom, and the Importance of Building a Strong Female Support System
Emily Levy
Jul 3
“Enjoy it now; it only gets harder from here”
“Enjoy it now; it only gets harder from here”
And other things to think twice about saying to mums of young babies
Mumie Health
Jul 3
Mama, You Can’t Plan For Everything
Mama, You Can’t Plan For Everything
Tips for perfectionist parents who forget their kids are children
Kelly Gawitt
Jul 2
The Parenting Portal Newsletter: July 2024
The Parenting Portal Newsletter: July 2024
Find out what happened in TPP in June, what’s new, and just how often I can nag you to save my lists…
CarolF
Jul 2
How to Give Your Kid Feedback That’s Actually Constructive
How to Give Your Kid Feedback That’s Actually Constructive
Go beyond critique to actionable steps
Shari Keller
Jul 2
Riding Small Waves
Riding Small Waves
And celebrating life’s little wins in parenthood
Shlee
Jul 2
Five Things This Neurodivergent Mom Forgot About Toddlers
Five Things This Neurodivergent Mom Forgot About Toddlers
Besides they suck
Lora Straub Brocone
Jul 1
My Daughter’s Tattoos
My Daughter’s Tattoos
Coming to Grips With Her Body Art Decisions
Lee Ann Farmer
Jul 1
Nature or Nurture: Does My Ancestry Hold the Answer?
Nature or Nurture: Does My Ancestry Hold the Answer?
What makes me, me?
Zivah Avraham
Jul 1
16 Sanity-Stretching Things About Being a Parent That Nobody Tells You
16 Sanity-Stretching Things About Being a Parent That Nobody Tells You
I’ve read a whole library of parenting books, but my kids have not…
Nanie Hurley 🌿
Jul 1
The Power of Playful Teasing with Kids
The Power of Playful Teasing with Kids
How friendly banter at home can equip children for the real world
Eleanor Writer
Jun 30
How Two Danish Football Fans Taught Me a Useful Parenting Lesson
How Two Danish Football Fans Taught Me a Useful Parenting Lesson
Sometimes parents suck the fun out of their kids’ lives when they should tell them to embrace the joy
CarolF
Jun 30
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