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The Empty Nest Summer Survival Guide

There are only a handful of moments in parenthood that quietly divide life into before and after. The day you first hold your baby. The day you watch them walk into kindergarten. And the day you...

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Understanding Identity Development in Teens

How important is identity development? For teens, learning self-acceptance and self-compassion in the age of social media can have a crucial impact on their mental health.

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5 Tips For A Stress-Free Start to School

Start off the school year with some positive parenting! Whether your child is returning to a familiar environment or starting fresh at a brand new school, let them know you see them, you hear them,...

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Try Gentle Parenting For Better Communication

What's your parenting style? Different parenting styles influence the way in which we communicate with our children. Cultural norms and our own upbringing can affect our choices – perhaps we wish to...

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Mom Shaming: Help for First Year Mamas (FYMs)

Hi First Year Mamas, Let's talk about something pervasive in our mom culture – mom shaming! Name a parenting topic, and those around you will have an opinion. As a new mom, it can feel overwhelming...

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6 Parenting Tips For Summmer

The dream of a leisurely summer lounging in a shimmering blue pool helps us endure the cold and stressful days of the year, but as temperatures rise, so does our anxiety. We eagerly anticipate a...

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Which Parental Power Lasts When Kids Grow Up?

From the moment you bring that wiggly, absolutely perfect little human into the world, you, dear parent, are bestowed with four very special parental powers: physical power, positional power,...

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Caring for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Newly Diagnosed With An Autism Spectrum Disorder? For many parents, an official diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) simply confirms what they had felt or suspected about their child. For...