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parenting tweens

  • Why I Make My Kids Say Hi to Each Other at School (Even When They Don’t Want To)

    Trying to raise kids who actually like each other someday? A mom shares the simple rule she created to keep her teen and tween connected—even through the sibling bickering years. Read more

  • Braced For It: Our Orthodontia Era Begins

    We’ve officially entered Middle Childhood. And Middle Childhood = Orthodontia. Not for just one kid.  BOTH.  Because why suffer gradually when you can suffer all at once? The dentist told us in October: “April’s probably the time.”By June? “Maybe another six months.”Meanwhile, I’m sitting there thinking: I already set aside the money in my FSA.… Read more