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Photo of colorful drawing: Little girl screaming the word NO

Tantrums can be mortifying for us as parents, especially when they happen in public. And why do they always seem to happen when you're pressed to get out of the house? Sometimes, it feels like the… tantrum came out of nowhere, or like anything you do just further escalates everyone's emotions. Parenting moments like these make you wish you had some kind of parenting hotline to call for help. And while we can't provide you that, we do have the next best thing: some truly top-notch expert advice. Back in November,… >> Read More

parenting

I’m an A**hole, But My Kid Isn’t

B.J. Epstein

angry woman upset, about to have nervous breakdown

I’m an asshole. I don’t have any problem admitting that. Everyone can be an asshole sometimes. Or, at least, I think most adults can be an asshole sometimes. But children? Not so much. And… yet, I often hear people say about their young kids, “he’s a real asshole,” or “she was being such an asshole this morning.” For those who don’t favor the a-word, other words of choice include monster, pain, terror, tyrant, manipulator, jerk, dick, and so on. As often as I hear such expressions, it still surprises… >> Read More

Books

Raising Older Kids? These 7 Books Are Must-Reads

Joanna C. Valente

When you say the words "advice," "parenting," and "books" all in one sentence, you probably get an eye-roll feeling. After all, so many parenting advice books feel too clinical or too theoretical in… order to truly be helpful. But there are some gems out there, designed specifically toward guiding parents through the challenges of school-age and teen years. Based upon our wise readers' recommendations, here are seven parenting books for older kids that are worth reading: 1. Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane)… >> Read More

Books

6 Books Our Readers Love On Surviving the Baby & Toddler Years

Joanna C. Valente

While family and friends can provide amazing advice and support, sometimes you just need an objective perspective. Hence, parenting books! But of the hundreds — wait, thousands — of "how to… raise your baby" guides out there, how do you separate the wheat from the chaff? We asked our wise readers about which parenting books they found the most helpful in those bleary-eyed early years. These are some of their suggestions: 1. If I Need to Tell You One More Time...: The Revolutionary Program That Gets Your… >> Read More

Friends

My Son’s Best Friend Is Moving And I’m Crushed

Sarah Kricheff

Maeve is moving to California later this month and I feel like someone’s placed my heart in a large vise that’s slowly clamping shut. I’ve only met Maeve a few times, but she looms large in my… imagination. She is one of my son’s best friends, one of his first-ever friends. They met through their nannies in the park in our Brooklyn neighborhood when they were infants — Noah was just 2 months old — and, since then, they have spent most of their afternoons together, along with a small crew of… >> Read More

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