The 18 Best Things You Can Do For Your Kids After Divorce
Raising your kids after divorce isn’t easy. You constantly worry about how the split will affect them in the long run — and let’s face it, interacting with your ex…
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11 Things You Should Never Say To A Single Parent
Being a single parent is hard work. You know what makes it even more difficult? The questions and “advice” you get from people who have no idea what it’s like…
The Best Way To Respond To A Child’s Meltdown (VIDEO)
When your child is upset — a frustrated, hurt, tears-streaming-down-the-face type of upset — your first instinct is often to make it all better. Typically, this sends parents into one…
Brutally Honest: Is it OK to discipline another parent’s child?
I’m pretty sure if that happened in my household, it would be a race between my husband and me to see who could get to that family member first and…
This Woman Wants To End The Stigma Of Having A Parent In Prison, And It’s Personal
Jasmine Barclay knows exactly what it feels like to be stigmatized for having a parent in prison. She’s also a producer of the documentary “Echoes of Incarceration,” and she joined…
55 Personal Photos That Capture Both The Challenges And The Joy Of Single Motherhood
According to a recent Pew Research Center report, 34 percent of kids today live with an unmarried parent, up from 9 percent in 1960. Single parenting, whether by choice or…
How to call a snow day for the kids
Forecasters are anticipating a major storm this week in the Northeast, and many schools are likely to be closed. And, if you are a parent like me, you have got…
The First Thing To Do When You’re Facing The Unknown (VIDEO)
Life is full of scary unknowns: How will I cope when a loved one dies? Can I handle being a parent? What do I do if my doctor calls with…
28 Internet acronyms every parent should know
If you think you are tech savvy all because you know what “LOL” means, let me test your coolness. Any idea what “IWSN” stands for in Internet slang? It’s a…