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Essays about raising kids and family life.
By The Artful Parent Editorial Team · Oct 26, 2026
9 things older parents do that make their adult children call more often without ever being asked
- Oct 25, 2026 9 phrases classy people use to say no without explaining themselves By The Artful Parent Editorial Team
- Oct 23, 2026 8 things adult children quietly wish their parents would stop doing By The Artful Parent Editorial Team
- Oct 21, 2026 Common Sense Media counted 40% of children with their own tablet by age 2, 58% by age 4, one in four with a cellphone… By Ainura Kalau
- Oct 21, 2026 Pew Research Center put fathers at 7.3 hours a week with their children in 2011 and mothers at 13.5, with dads' time… By Ainura Kalau
- Oct 17, 2026 When your children are grown and work no longer shapes your days, you may find yourself wondering what you want your… By Jeanette Brown
- Oct 13, 2026 Kids who grew up in the 1970s, sent out the door after breakfast with no phone, no schedule and no adult watching… By Brendan Brown
- Oct 13, 2026 The parent who keeps every crayon drawing, every macaroni necklace and every lopsided clay pot isn’t hoarding clutter By Brendan Brown
- Sep 15, 2026 The apology I owe my children is not for working By Rachel Santos
- Sep 8, 2026 She wants the space, he wants a hug By Rachel Santos
- Aug 24, 2026 My children are watching me relearn how to want things for myself By Rachel Santos
- Aug 22, 2026 Moms who seem to have great skin and no apparent effort aren't always genetically blessed By Rachel Santos
- Aug 19, 2026 Some people don't understand what their mother gave them until they're old enough to need it By Rachel Santos
- Aug 19, 2026 Psychology says people who take the parking spot at the far end of the lot when a closer one opens up aren't being… By The Artful Parent Editorial Team
- Aug 13, 2026 In 1990, just 3% of Americans said they had no close friends outside their family By The Artful Parent Editorial Team
- Aug 10, 2026 Introverts are often told they need solitude to recharge, but 8,769 momentary reports found that choice mattered By Lachlan Brown