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Big changes happening! From preschool to play dates and homework to household chores, here’s what you need to know to navigate the childhood years.

10 habits to shape a kind, well-adjusted child

2. Your lens — When you look at your child, who do you see? Do you see the positives or the negatives?

Preschool Means Your Baby is a Person

Musings on the first day of school milestone from Unpacified’s Leslie Bruce.

Screen Time Alternatives

Fun and creative ways to entertain the family that don't require a charger.

7 rules for high-energy children that help our family

I prefer living in a home, not a zoo—thank you very much. ?

What I want you to know about my child’s peanut allergy

It takes a village—and this village knows how to administer epinephrine.

Here’s what teachers REALLY need from parents this back-to-school season

More than anything we just want an environment where your children will succeed, both academically and emotionally. 

I believed daycare would be good, I just didn’t know it could be so great

If only that mama who was so anxious for drop-off two years ago could see us now...

little girl with eyes drawn on her arms and giving a thumbs up

How my strong-willed child is changing me—for the better

They say that parenting is all about picking your battles, but most days I feel as though the battles are picking me.

My 3-year-old does these 7 tasks for himself—because they empower him

And because it’s teaching him self-sufficiency and responsibility. (Plus, it’s helpful to mama!) 

My child, when I see a mess—you see a masterpiece

I see a mess. You see a masterpiece. I see trash. You see independence.

5 ways to make playtime good for your child’s brain, too

Some of the best brain-boosting activities are more old-fashioned than Pinterest-worthy—and we’re good with that!

How to stop a toddler tantrum? You don’t.

But there are a few ways to help them ride it out + cope next time.

You’ll never be 3 again…

Your fourth birthday is coming and we will celebrate another year—but I will mourn the passing of the days, too.

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