Does Anyone in This Family Still See Me?
No fights, no drama, just jerseys, dinner, and a husband who keeps saying "soon." Vanessa wonders if anyone in her family still sees her.
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Can't Sit Still? 3 Simple Exercises to Help Your Kid Focus
Maja's pencil flew across the room again. What if focus isn't a willpower problem at all, but a few baby reflexes that never clocked out?
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Raising Kids Who Know Their Way Around a Kitchen
Her kids ask for a nice salad on road trips and know their Parmesan. How did that happen? She took the time, every single day.
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When Mental Illness Costs You Your Friends
Nobody told her she was out of the group. They just stopped asking how she was. Sonja on being the weakest link and what she still wishes for.
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The Tiny Rituals That Help Our ADHD Family Get Through the Day
When mom and child both have a brain with a turbo button, the big parenting methods stop working. What finally helped us was surprisingly small.
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Our 15-Year-Old Has Anorexia and Is Now in a Clinic
It began with giving up sweets. Months later, her 15-year-old was in a clinic. A mom tells us what she missed, what she feared, and what gave her hope.
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Mindful Complaining: How Moms Can Vent Without Spiraling
Complaining feels so good in the moment, until the whole mom group is competing over who has it worst. Here's a way out that isn't fake positivity.
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When Your Child's Silence Isn't Shyness: Life With Selective Mutism
Her daughter was a little entertainer at home and silent at preschool. This mom shares what selective mutism looks like at 4 and at 15.
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Breast Cancer, Three Kids, and a Mountain of Paperwork
She got the call in the car and could only say “Okay.” Alu on telling her kids, a marriage under strain, and fighting for everything else.
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A Mom of Four on Botox, Retinol, and Having No Limits
Her mom said you stop making an effort once you're married. Simone, 45 and a mom of four, chose the opposite, and she's not apologizing.
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Why Kids Should Learn About Money Early (and Get an Allowance)
Four bags of gummy bears again? Why a money expert says to let your kid blow the allowance, and what they learn when it's gone.
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My Son Was Mocked in a YouTube Diss Track in Third Grade
A third grader's YouTube diss track named her son. A year later, his classmates found it, and she was blindsided.
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