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Why Men Cannot Experience Pregnancy
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Video Highlights How We Unknowingly Introduce Our Kids to Rape Culture
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What Parents Should Understand About the Evolution of Teen Sexuality
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Please Stop Commenting on My Pregnant Belly: It’s Breaking My Heart
Get Pregnant FastHey there, pharmacy clerk,I know your intentions were good when you asked about my due date. Lately, it seems everyone is curious about my belly, and honestly, I can’t blame them. My baby bump is quite pronounced at…
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Mom’s Crib Workout Video Sparks Debate
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Let’s Discuss Sexuality
home insemination syringeParentingLet’s Discuss Sexuality by Jenna Carter Sep. 16, 2016Let’s discuss sexuality. If you’re anything like me and grew up to the tunes of Salt-N-Pepa, you might find yourself instinctively finishing that phrase with, “Ba-by…” (And if you’re truly…
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Target and I: A Retail Romance
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Why I Choose Not to Pay My Sons for Chores
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Neighbors Sue Home-Schooling Family Over ‘Noisy’ Children Playing Outside
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11 Common Phrases Dads Use at the Playground (And Their True Implications)
They say: “Your child looks to be around my kid’s age—about 21 months.” They mean: “I’m not just hanging out here; I’m supervising a child, not lurking.” They say: “My spouse and I frequent that place often.” They mean: “I’m…
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- A Message to the Disruptors at Kids’ Sports Events
- 4 Surprising Upsides to Gestational Diabetes
- How to Gently Rouse a Sleeping Teen (Without Causing a Family Crisis)
- How ’80s Films Can Guide Us in Parenting Tweens and Teens
- A Tidy Home (or Not!)
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A Message to the Disruptors at Kids’ Sports Events
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4 Surprising Upsides to Gestational Diabetes
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How to Gently Rouse a Sleeping Teen (Without Causing a Family Crisis)
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How ’80s Films Can Guide Us in Parenting Tweens and Teens
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A Tidy Home (or Not!)
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The Joys of Raising an Autistic Teenager
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The Weather Channel Takes a Jab at Trump’s Climate Decision
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Battling Breast Cancer for Future Generations
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If You’re Unsure About Kids, Maybe You Shouldn’t Have Them
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My Misguided Notions of Motherhood: A Recipe for Burnout
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