Homepage
Open in app
Sign in
Get started
The Parenting Portal
About Us
Submission Rules
Write For Us
Newsletters & Writer Updates
Boost Gallery
Archive
Writer Resources
Follow
Latest Articles
One Woman’s Quest For the Perfect Mom-Friend
One Woman’s Quest For the Perfect Mom-Friend
A saga of hope, loss and diaper explosions
Bindu John
Feb 17
The Importance of Letting Your Kids Be Bored
The Importance of Letting Your Kids Be Bored
Why your kids need to feel all the emotions
Felipe Forero
Feb 17
How to Support Your Child Through a Bestie Breakup
How to Support Your Child Through a Bestie Breakup
Losing a best friend isn’t just a problem for your kid
CarolF
Feb 15
Gentle Parenting Isn’t the African Way — And That’s Exactly Why I Choose It
Gentle Parenting Isn’t the African Way — And That’s Exactly Why I Choose It
How it started and how it is going.
Okwywrites
Feb 15
The Silent Killer of Baby Toes, Fingers, and, Yes, Genitals
The Silent Killer of Baby Toes, Fingers, and, Yes, Genitals
What Parents Should Know
Sina Schmiester 🐿
Feb 15
5 Ways to Get Your Teen Daughter to Open Up
5 Ways to Get Your Teen Daughter to Open Up
You can still be her go-to with these teen-friendly strategies.
Laura V. Muriello
Feb 15
Trailblazing in Childhood: How My Son Learned to Follow His Heart Not the Crowd
Trailblazing in Childhood: How My Son Learned to Follow His Heart Not the Crowd
Mentors and apprenticeships made the difference
Shaler McClure Wright
Feb 14
Wait…There Are Better Alternatives to Punishments For My Child?
Wait…There Are Better Alternatives to Punishments For My Child?
Beyond Time-Outs
Ingrid Rhodes - M.Ed.
Feb 14
My Daughter’s Best Friend May Die
My Daughter’s Best Friend May Die
How do I take her pain away?
Deanna Bugalski 💋
Feb 14
Dear Teenager…It’s Not You, It’s Us
Dear Teenager…It’s Not You, It’s Us
by Rob Bradford, Head of Middle School at Sheridan School
Rob Bradford
Feb 13
Why Employers Need to Be More Flexible with Remote Work
Why Employers Need to Be More Flexible with Remote Work
The need for change and for some employers to get out of their archaic views on what mothers can do at home
Britt LeBoeuf
Feb 13
Stay-At-Home Mother Turns Into Dog
Stay-At-Home Mother Turns Into Dog
A film review of Nightbitch
Jenny Lim
Feb 13
How To Perform a Car Clinic for Teen Drivers
How To Perform a Car Clinic for Teen Drivers
Tips to consider for your new teen driver.
Jeff Goetz
Feb 12
Why I’m Weaning Myself Off My Phone Before My Son Gets His First
Why I’m Weaning Myself Off My Phone Before My Son Gets His First
apps and phones are not as fun as they used to be
Chantelle Atkins
Feb 12
Therapy Transcript of a Burned-Out Mom
Therapy Transcript of a Burned-Out Mom
Session one
Lisa Hides
Feb 11
How to Wake a Teen Boy
How to Wake a Teen Boy
A catalogue of occasionally successful strategies
Allisonn Church
Feb 10
My Kids Demand a Lot of Me
My Kids Demand a Lot of Me
And I am better for it
Phil Pick
Feb 9
My Toddler Slept Through the Night — I, on the Other Hand, Did Not
My Toddler Slept Through the Night — I, on the Other Hand, Did Not
I was woefully unprepared for the day we’d been so eagerly awaiting
Amarie Skrzyp
Feb 9
The Thrill of the Appointment
The Thrill of the Appointment
(or why parents need their own personal administrative assistants)
Alice Froemling
Feb 8
What Children Need Most From Us
What Children Need Most From Us
My Reflections on Lessons Learnt as a Parent
Kanika A
Feb 8
Tazos The Movie
Tazos The Movie
A parents tale of epic excess, cheesy snacks and small cardboard discs
Phil Coleman
Feb 8
Love, Loss and Betrayal at the Breakfast Table
Love, Loss and Betrayal at the Breakfast Table
When my 3-year-old shattered my ego with one sentence
Bindu John
Feb 7
When Your Teen Is Being Swallowed by Anxiety
When Your Teen Is Being Swallowed by Anxiety
Being there is the only way I know how to help
J.C. Anne Brown
Feb 7
Finding Screen Balance For Our Children
Finding Screen Balance For Our Children
Screens, Connection, and Brain Development
Ingrid Rhodes - M.Ed.
Feb 7
About The Parenting Portal
Latest Stories
Archive
About Medium
Terms
Privacy
Teams