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How to raise a kid who gives a damn (without telling them what to think)

Raising civically engaged kids doesn't mean telling them what to think. Indivisible co-founder Leah Greenberg shares how she talks to her young kids about democracy, fairness, and showing up — and ...
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I spent years throwing the “perfect” birthday party. Then I quit.

I have watched a giant animatronic dinosaur stomp through a four-year-old’s birthday party in Los Angeles–not a costume, an actual robot dinosaur. The kind that belongs on a movie set. My son took one ...
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Recess isn’t a reward. It’s a requirement. Here’s what the new AAP recess guidelines mean for your kid.

When my kids were little, the only after-school question that consistently got an engaged, thorough answer was “what did you do at recess?” My son’s response usually involved some sort of Minecraft ...
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I tested the only FDA-approved OTC bladder leak solution at trampoline class. It passed.

An honest Uresta review from a mom who put it to the trampoline test. Here's how the FDA-approved OTC bladder support device ...
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If you’ve lost yourself in motherhood, there’s a name for what you’re feeling

I was 23 when my son was born. Technically an adult, though even then I knew that was sort of laughable. (I’m 44 now and still occasionally scan the room for the actual grown-up.) I was rocketed from ...
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Dr. Annie Andrews on running for Senate, raising three kids, and why every vote she’d cast is for America’s children

Dr. Annie Andrews was three days postpartum with her youngest daughter when the 2016 election results came in. Sitting with a newborn in the dark, watching the returns, something shifted. “I knew I ...
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Esther Hallam on the formula aisle that failed her, seven years of building, and the superpower of endurance

Nothing about Esther Hallam’s path to motherhood went according to plan. It took seven years and IVF to get pregnant. Her daughter was breech, so the natural birth she’d planned became a scheduled ...
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8 Amtrak routes that are actually worth it with kids (and 1 that will change how you do Florida trips forever)

Sleeper cars, dining cars, and scenery so good they'll be glued to the windows. These are the train trips that turn getting there into the whole point. What if getting to your vacation was also a ...
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The ‘Jessica’ trick for toddler tantrums is all over TikTok — here’s what a pediatrician wants you to know

If you’ve been on TikTok lately, you’ve probably seen it: a toddler mid-meltdown, face red, tears flowing, the whole production. Then a parent calmly says, “Jessica? Jessica, where are you?” And the ...
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Nearly 1 in 4 pregnant women are skipping early prenatal care. A veteran nurse explains why that should worry all of us.

For years, the numbers were moving in the right direction. More pregnant women were getting into a doctor’s office early, more complications were being caught before they became emergencies, and the ...
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Cool Whip-dyed Easter eggs offer an artsy, edible twist to the classic method

Decorating eggs with my kids is a tradition we look forward to every Easter, but this year, we experimented with a new Easter egg-decorating method that yields a multi-colored, marbled effect: Cool ...