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For children, public ball courts are colorful pools of joy and wonder. For parents, these are disgusting incubators for germs, a place where boogers die, […]
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For children, public ball courts are colorful pools of joy and wonder. For parents, these are disgusting incubators for germs, a place where boogers die, […]
Continue reading »Family eating practices are primarily efficiency oriented. Cook in bulk . Freeze the dishes immediately for a month . Buy the damn Instant Pot already. […]
Continue reading »While this topic remains taboo, most parents have a beloved child. The Wall Street Journal points to research that confirms this: in one recent study, […]
Continue reading »It’s completely normal for children to be naturally introverted – quiet children have unique creative and intellectual talents and rich inner lives. But what to […]
Continue reading »My 3-year-old son had been wearing his Paw Patrol T-shirt for several weeks before I noticed something was missing. The episodes he watched featured six […]
Continue reading »Having babies usually means having to buy a lot of things for them, which means a huge amount of clutter accumulating. Limiting the number of […]
Continue reading »If you have a son who is the youngest or middle child, you’ll want to look at them like a fucking hawk. Secondborn sons are […]
Continue reading »Every parent hates hearing the dreadful “I’m bored” from their child. A natural instinct may be to fill their schedule, but boredom has many benefits. […]
Continue reading »I’m from West Virginia, and you can get from anywhere to anywhere you have to drive the winding mountain roads that have vomited generations of […]
Continue reading »Allowing your teenage children to use social media can make you feel as if you suddenly let them get lost in a scene from Playing […]
Continue reading »We all know how to transport a child car seat, right? You put your hand through the handle, place it on the inside of your […]
Continue reading »You guys have a long holiday weekend! That means trips to the beach, relaxing in the mountains, lakeside barbecues, and traffic problems from Seattle to […]
Continue reading »When my four-year-old daughter is misbehaving (and a boy , isn’t she), I have about 3.7 seconds to go through the list of possible parenting […]
Continue reading »It’s perfectly legal to go through airport security with breast milk, even without a baby in tow, but the rules don’t always work in real […]
Continue reading »Earlier this month, a child died a week after allegedly drawing water while walking with his family. The media called it a case of “dry […]
Continue reading »There is no school, but that does not mean that your children should stop learning. The researchers found that children can lose one to two […]
Continue reading »Netflix released its first interactive story on Tuesday . Similar to the Choose Your Own Adventure books from our childhood, Netflix TV shows allow viewers […]
Continue reading »Baby car seats are tricky. Their gears can be clogged with Cheerio ; find it difficult to fit in the back seat ; they don’t […]
Continue reading »You don’t want your baby to drown. I don’t want your baby to drown either. Swimming lessons are great and can help them feel more […]
Continue reading »I am not a parent, but as someone who finds it difficult to feed and clothe himself, I have a lot of respect for people […]
Continue reading »Strengthen your SUVs, stock up on SPF, and read all airport codes from JFK to LAX: It’s travel season. Whether it’s a day trip to […]
Continue reading »Well, the good news is that ten students have moved onto the Harvard waiting list for the 2021 course. Harvard Crimson said Sunday that the […]
Continue reading »So you’ve been coerced into what seems like another win-win parenting scenario: it’s Lego time and your aspiring Frank Lloyd Wright doesn’t want your help […]
Continue reading »I knew even before my daughter was born that I was going to raise her to laugh in the face of sexist stereotypes, to be […]
Continue reading »My kids are picky about their food, and I’ve struggled with that ever since my oldest son, now seven, was about two years old. This […]
Continue reading »“If you have any questions about … well, sex, you can ask me.” It was my version of The Conversation — an awkward, stuttering sentence […]
Continue reading »The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been a headache for large banks and lenders using their clients, but they have been an excellent advocate […]
Continue reading »I don’t know why, but children sometimes decide to stuff something up their noses. (My own kids haven’t tried this yet, although we had to […]
Continue reading »Some in-game apps allow you to buy stars, donuts, coins, or other tokens that you can use to play. The tokens are imaginary, but the […]
Continue reading »Doing anything in the bathroom with your toddler ranges from uncomfortable athletic to downright repulsive; in my house I alternate between persuasion (“Take off your […]
Continue reading »Welcome to Offspring: a site for parents, prospective parents, parent friends, or baby souls who just enjoy reading about mixing baby food techniques or times […]
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