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In Your Words: Mamas Today

How much more do you value your mama now that you are one?! Read on to hear how prominent mom influencers feel their parenting style compare’s to their own moms’.

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Is Boredom Good For Children?

The next time your child says, “I’m bored”, instead of rushing in with a structured activity or resorting to TV or video games, Dr. Laura Markham explains how letting children find their own way out of boredom is an important way to spark creativity and imagination.

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Is Mediocrity Good Enough for Our Kids?

Embrace mediocrity! That’s one of Dr. Wendy Mogel’s mottos. For real? Read on to hear why she says it’s key to living a happy life.

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Join our “Motherboard” To Get Your Questions Answered!

Get YOUR parenting questions answered by our league of amazing experts. Read on to see some of the Motherboard questions we’ve already answered and write your own question in the comments so we can get on it!

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LGBT Family Resources, from “Lesbian Dad”

Living at the “crossroads of mother and father,” Polly Pagenhart, LGBT activist, editor and most importantly mom, hand picks a list of resources for info on LGBT parenting.

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Losing Your Cool with Your Kids

You know those moments when your child does or says that thing that requires you to leave the room — or else? That deep feeling of anger can be shocking. How can our beautiful, cherished children push our buttons so? Ruth Beaglehole, MA, an expert on
non-violent parenting, fills us in on this totally normal reaction to our children.

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Love and Marriage…and Kids

How important is it to make a real point of showing love to your partner in front of the children? “Very!” says Dr. Laura Markham.

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Nurturing Empathy in Kids

Dr. Lawrence Shapiro helps us learn how to maintain and grow empathy in our kids, and why it’s such a critical quality to preserve.

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Parenting Differences Around the World

How do parents in different cultures address the parenting challenges we all face: bedtimes, potty training, feeding, etc? Is “our way” the “right way?” Here with some global perspective to combat any notion of “perfect parenting” is Mei-Ling Hopgood, author of the new book “How Do Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm?”

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Parenting is Not Getting Easier!

Might reward charts change your kids behavior — for good? Jessica Shyba, popular blogger behind, “Momma’s Gone City” is giving them a go!