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Help! I’ve Turned Into Honey Boo Boo’s Mom

Published: 01/06/2013 by Kristen Hansen Brakeman in Parenting

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One mom learns a lesson about letting her children’s successes – and failures – be their own.

What I Would Have Said to Nancy Lanza and How We Can Prevent More Tragedies

Published: 12/20/2012 by Victoria Costello in Parenting

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A onetime resident of L.A., whose son has struggled with mental illness, talks about the Sandy Hook tragedy.

Friendly Wendy and the Little King

Published: 11/05/2012 by Wendy Kennar in Parenting

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In this essay, mom writer Wendy Kennar describes the challenge of naming her baby boy.

Chairs

Published: 11/01/2012 by Tony Malinda, MA, MFT in Parenting

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A therapist learns from the experienced, and experience, that showing up for your child is the key to good parenting.

Top Parent

Published: 10/19/2012 by Jane Crockett in Parenting

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Why not create a new reality show for the toughest of us all – parents!

How My Heart Disease Helped me to Protect My Family

Published: 10/14/2012 by Katherine Wilemon in Health & Wellness

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A hereditary condition, FH pushes cholesterol levels up and can damage the heart if not caught early.

Bruises or Bubble Wrap?

Published: 09/15/2012 by Steve Calechman in Parenting

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Dad writer Steve Calechman wants to let his son get some bruises. His wife would prefer bubble wrap.

Breastfeeding Is Not Fast Food

Published: 07/25/2012 by Nelly Farnoody-Zahiri, Ph.D. in Parenting

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It is my observation that mothers who are brainwashed by outside pressures into this pattern of on-the-go, hyperactivity and overstimulation soon find that quality time with the child is replaced with stress, tension, anxiety and depression.

In Need of a Vertical Couch

Published: 07/20/2012 by Steve Calechman in Parenting

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Milo is a great kid with NBA-worthy hops and ready smiles when called by his given name of Peanut Butter Jones. But shut-eye has been enough of an ongoing challenge that Jenny and I celebrate over two uninterrupted hours.