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Positive Parenting

What is the perfect number of kids to have?

I want a family where my kids feel this sense of community they might not get anywhere else and that's not a numbers game that's a culture thing.

We are living ‘the good ol’ days’ right now

So let's take a minute to soak it all in.

Psychologist Angela Duckworth on the art of teaching perseverance to your kids

Angela Duckworth is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania…

To my firstborn—you’ll always be my first love

Before your baby sister comes, and time continues to carry us in its unforgiving pace, I'll soak up every undivided second of attention I can give you.

mom holding a newborn baby

I didn’t fall in love with motherhood at first

One day, after weeks and weeks of having a fussy baby, that little bundle of joy is going to crack their first smile, and your heart is going to absolutely burst with happiness as you quickly grab your phone to capture a picture.

Not all working moms or SAHMs had a choice

The truth is: we didn't get to decide.

I’m a mama and an entrepreneur—here’s what I’ve learned along the way

When the company you're growing feels like raising another baby, it can be difficult to distinguish between the two titles—mama and entrepreneur—but you can succeed in both.

I want to raise a kind child—but I don’t want them to be a pushover either

I'm trying to carefully balance that tightrope of teaching my daughter to be nice but to also be assertive.

How I’m raising a son who will grow up to respect women

Truth be told, I never consciously decided to bring my son up as a feminist, but it seems I've done it naturally.

My birth story: How adoption made me a mama

My infertility made me a fighter. It made me believe that anything is possible.

That newborn baby scent is addictive—science explains why

In an evolutionary sense, that amazing baby smell helps keep babies alive, and in a physiological sense, it can even help mothers relax.

Being ‘Motherly’ doesn’t mean what you think it means

Because "caring, protective and kind" doesn't begin to scratch the surface on what and who this woman is today.

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