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Oct 23 8 things adult children quietly wish their parents would stop doing The Artful Parent Editorial Team
Oct 23 If you want your adult children to bring the grandkids around more often, start doing these 9 small things The Artful Parent Editorial Team
Oct 21 Common Sense Media counted 40% of children with their own tablet by age 2, 58% by age 4, one in four with a cellphone… Ainura Kalau
Oct 21 Pew Research Center put fathers at 7.3 hours a week with their children in 2011 and mothers at 13.5, with dads' time… Ainura Kalau
Oct 19 Young adults who said their parents hovered over them reported less self-control, less sense of mastery over their… Graeme Brown
Oct 18 Grandparents in Berlin who babysat now and then had a 37% lower risk of dying over the following years than older… Graeme Brown
Oct 18 Six-year-olds who spent more of their week in less-structured activities scored better on setting and pursuing their… Graeme Brown
Oct 17 Young Americans whose parents volunteered while they were growing up went on to volunteer for nearly three times as… Graeme Brown
Oct 17 When your children are grown and work no longer shapes your days, you may find yourself wondering what you want your… Jeanette Brown
Oct 16 The child who quietly takes care of everyone at home can end up anxious or unusually resilient, and a review of 95… Nato Lagidze
Oct 15 At the University of Toledo, 36 toddlers each played individually with 4 toys in one session and 16 in another, and… Lachlan Brown
Oct 13 Kids who grew up in the 1970s, sent out the door after breakfast with no phone, no schedule and no adult watching… Brendan Brown
Oct 13 The parent who keeps every crayon drawing, every macaroni necklace and every lopsided clay pot isn’t hoarding clutter Brendan Brown
Oct 11 You can love being a grandparent and still want a retirement of your own, even if that feels surprisingly difficult to… Jeanette Brown
Sep 15 The apology I owe my children is not for working Rachel Santos
Sep 11 Most of what forms a child looks nothing like a decision Rachel Santos
Sep 8 She wants the space, he wants a hug Rachel Santos
Aug 24 My children are watching me relearn how to want things for myself Rachel Santos
Aug 22 Moms who seem to have great skin and no apparent effort aren't always genetically blessed Rachel Santos
Aug 21 Parenting through hard years without falling apart isn't always resilience Rachel Santos