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If gentle parenting doesn't work for you, try structured parenting instead. As a mom and educator, I think it's better for kids and parents.
Pam Allyn is an educator and parenting researcher. She says gentle parenting has become unrealistic…
Kelly Burch
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Spotify is testing much-needed parental controls for kids under 13. As a parent, I can't wait.
Parental controls to block explicit lyrics and video content are finally coming to Spotify. But it …
Katie Notopoulos
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My family always felt different. My grandparents raised me and were older than my friends' parents.
My grandparents raised me, and they were older than the parents of my friends. There were pros and …
Nicole Johnson
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Child-focused parenting is exhausting. Some parents are finally ditching it.
Experts say child-focused parenting — parents fully centering schedules around kids — causes burnou…
Julia Pugachevsky
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My parents didn't raise me, but I had an older village who ensured my kids and I had the love we needed
My great aunts helped raise me, and my kids have formed a special bond with them. The benefits of t…
Nicole Johnson
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I ditched gentle parenting. As my child got older, I felt like I was enabling bad behavior.
When I was pregnant I learned about gentle parenting. As my child grew, I realized it wasn't workin…
Hannah Nwoko
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I co-parent my kid with other parents of only children. We give each other a break and have developed close friendships.
My husband and I love co-parenting my kid with other parents of only children. It creates a wonderf…
Elizabeth Doerr
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My parents pay my bills ever since I moved back in with them at 25. When I get older, I plan to return the favor.
At 25, Nadeshiko Zhang lives with her parents to save money amid a tough housing market, improving …
Kaila Yu
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My daughter and I grew apart as she got older. Taylor Swift's music brought us together again.
I took her to the Speak Now tour when she was 9 years old. We grew apart during her teenage years a…
Amy Garrison
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JD Vance's pro-natalist comments are older than his political career
JD Vance's pro-natalist stance and disparaging remarks about childless leaders have dotted his rhet…
Alice Tecotzky
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JD Vance's childcare plan ticked off some parents and grandparents. There's a way to fix it.
After JD Vance suggested grandparents help out more with childcare, many BI readers reached out exp…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan,Eliza Relman
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I've been a student in the UK for 6 years. But my family in the US is getting older, and I'm torn about moving back to be with them.
After completing her bachelor's and master's overseas, Scarlett Kiaras-Attari now plans to pursue a…
Erin Liam
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WFH with kids isn't easy, but neither is working in an office. As a parent, I think strict RTO policies are a mistake.
For Katie Matthews, working in an office has been just as distracting as working from home with kid…
Katie Matthews
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My dad was 54 when I was born. My siblings are over 20 years older than I am, and he was a very different parent to them.
My dad had me and my twin at 54, over 20 years after my older siblings. He was a wonderful father t…
Laura Rose O'Connor
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I'm an introvert with 3 kids who gets drained in other people's company. Here's how I navigate parenting.
Parenting three kids can be challenging as an introvert. But I have strategies to navigate feeling …
Melissa Noble
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I'm 43 and my honeymoon was the only time I traveled without my parents. Now that I'm divorced, I'm trying solo travel.
Apart from her honeymoon during a brief marriage, a divorcee only vacationed with her parents. At …
Jane Ridley
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I'm a 40-year-old millennial, and I love it when my parents give me gifts
I'm now 40 and own my house thanks to the smart investments my parents did when I was growing up. I…
Rashi Goel
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My parents had me in their late 40s. As older parents, they didn't seem interested in me, and I didn't feel wanted.
As older parents, my mom and dad didn't seem interested in parenting, and I often felt unwanted dur…
John Meyer
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I'm 31 and I live with my parents and grandmother. I'm not ashamed of it, and I love my multigenerational household.
I'm 31 and live with my parents and grandmother. It wasn't always my plan to move back home, but I …
Ces Heredia
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Their son died after a horrific hazing ritual at Penn State. This is what they want other parents of college-aged kids to know.
Timothy Piazza died in February 2017 while pledging Beta Theta Pi at Penn State. Now, his parents a…