parenting
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How to Co-Parent With a Narcissist
If your co-parenting partner is rigid, can’t stick to an agreement, is manipulative or, worse, puts your child in the middle of a disagreement between the two of you, these are signs they could be a narcissist. Their lack of empathy, constant patronising, and rigid thoughts and conduct can be nearly impossible to deal with.…
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12 of the Worst Parenting Trends of the Last Century
Viewed through modern eyes, long-discredited parenting techniques seem laughable — what kind of idiot would feed a six month old child eggs, bacon, and coffee? But remember, raising your kid in weird ways wasn’t that weird when tons of people were doing it. Even the most asinine parenting trends of yore were once considered perfectly…
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Chores You Only Need to Do Once a Year
There are many annoying chores that need to be done daily: washing dishes, spraying and wiping down kitchen counters, picking toys up off the floor, sweeping. And then there are those that are blessedly much less frequent. It will always suck that we have to do more things, but at least some of them are…
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This Compatibility Test Can Help New Parents Make (and Keep) the Friends They So Desperately Need
After you have a baby, you may be expecting to bond with all the other new parents you meet and parks, playgroups, and sing-alongs — but while those folks are certainly easy to meet, it’s surprisingly hard to keep those relationships going.