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Breakfast Club Parenting

Breakfast Club Parenting

A few nights ago I was working at night and had the television on in the background where they were showing a string of 80s brat-pack movies. If you’re a prime parent, then you grew up in the age of…

Are Your Teens Participating in Sex Games?

Are Your Teens Participating in Sex Games?

Recently, a California high school uncovered a shocking secret–a “fantasy slut league” similar to a fantasy football league … except using real high school girls to “draft” into sexual escapades…

Getting Your Child to Talk to You

Getting Your Child to Talk to You

“You never listen to me!” Many children feel that there is no point in talking to their parents. From experience they have learned that their parents are very poor listeners.…

Good Cop, Bad Cop Parenting

Good Cop, Bad Cop Parenting

In some households, one parent is the “nice” one while the other is the “disciplinarian.” Children, of course, tend to prefer the nicer parent. The other parent – the “bad”…

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Why Kids Lie

Why Kids Lie and What to Do About It

Is Your Kid a Little Liar? A mom of a four-year-old tracked me down with concerns about what she feared might be considered “pathological” lying. Her daughter could weave a…

Sunscreen Struggles: How To Get Your Toddler Allow It

There’s nothing tougher than convincing a toddler or preschooler to wait a minute before jumping into the pool, nothing harder, that is, than convincing them to wait a minute so…

All About Kids and Kombucha

If you’ve got kids and you drink kombucha, they’ve probably asked if they can have a sip. Whether you gave them some or not, you probably paused, wondering if it…

4 Common Misconceptions about Miscarriage

It’s not something on our radar—it’s not something we usually worry about until it affects us in some way. It’s common to feel like “it won’t happen to me” or…

How I Put on Makeup & Hold a Baby in 5 Steps

Can you hold a baby and apply makeup? Getting ready to go out for date night when you have little ones can sometimes be a challenge, right moms? Whether it’s…