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Our sixth grade daughter is currently writing her Tropicana Speech for her ELA class. Her title? It’s Hard Being the Best One Yes, you read that correctly. She’s writing her speech about being the best…

Growing up, all I wanted to do was go to sleepaway camp. But not just any sleepaway camp. I wanted to go to one where I’d find my long-lost twin sister. We’d spend a week…

Parenting experts do not exist. I’ve said it before, and I’m happy to say it again. There is no such thing as a parenting expert because all kids are different. What’s amazing parenting for one…

Take Your Kid to Work Day is a long-running tradition. However, organizers should have extra activities in mind. Otherwise, there is a real risk of kids being bored by the workplace’s routine operations. Something that…

Divorce is an ugly word, but it’s not always a bad thing. When two people cannot live together in a manner conducive to raising happy, healthy kids and being loving, civil partners, divorce is the…

Raising adolescents is a full-time job, and that’s before you incorporate parenting styles and other little things like meals and care. Seriously, as the mom of four, I can tell you with undo certainty that…

Is there a right method of parenting? No, there is not. Are there many methods of parenting? Too many, honestly. The number of parenting styles, methods, and ways are often overwhelming. Seriously, there’s so much…

What is parallel parenting, and should you try it? I imagine many haven’t heard of it, or maybe that was just me. Parallel parenting is not a parenting style I’ve ever heard of, but there…