Fall Break With Only One of My Three Kids
Everyone else was busy, so it's just the two of us this fall break. I packed the guilt anyway, but I locked it in the closet.
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Making Room for Sadness: Why We Need Our Tears
Lying under the stars, tears came out of nowhere. Why sadness is so shy, what it needs to show up, and how to help your kids let it out.
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We Do Too Much for Our Kids: Inke Hummel on Letting Them Try
Your kid is bored, frustrated, or stuck, and you're itching to jump in. Why stepping back a little might be the most loving move.
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Am I Missing Something? Life With Teens and Not Knowing
Your teen says what they need most is freedom. Then you learn what scared them for months, and you never knew. What else are you missing?
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Out of the Homework Business (and Deep in Horse Love)
My teens barely say a word at breakfast, so I've poured my care into a black-and-white pony. One year, one fall, one surgery later, I'm hooked.
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Our Twins Turn 17: From Caterpillars to Butterflies
They once fought over who got butter on his bread. Now one texts the other before his driving test: Bro, are you nervous?
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My New Book Is About the People Who Survived the Worst
A garden full of people who survived the unthinkable, one heartfelt card, and a message I can't stop thinking about: we're allowed to get through it.
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A Filmmaker Shows Kids How Easily Fake News Gets Made
In one school workshop, rats took over the playground, then the classroom. Here's what happened when kids saw their own faces say things they never said.
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Moms on the Ballot: What My First Campaign Taught Me
Posters with her face on them, a man who wished her the opposite of a nice weekend, and a stranger with a glass of water. Here's what it taught her.
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Why Giving Birth Is Political, According to a Doula
She was told to stop screaming in labor. Now doula Nadine Birner explains why none of that was just her bad luck.
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Mom Panic: The Night My Teen Was Stranded in Another Town
My teen was stranded in another town, a young driver was at the wheel, and every alarm bell in my head went off. Then came the hard part: the talk.
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Enough With the “Just Wait” Warnings, Moms
Everyone loves to warn you about what's coming next. What if we just hoped it'll be okay, and stood firm like a rock instead?
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