Parents Perspective

Insights and opinions about important parenting topics making headlines and issues that matter to parentsâ€"like kids' health, safety, education, food and nutrition.
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Summertime Hunger Hits Hard
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Stopping the Summer Slide
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How Unexpectedly Losing My Father Made Me Want to Have Kids Even More
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Blogger Gets Real About What It Actually Takes to Be a 'Good Mom'
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Hate Did Not Trump Love This Election Day
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This Mom Is Bringing #MoreGoodDays to Fellow Breast Cancer Survivors
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A First-Grader Will Be Getting a 'Superhero' Funeral
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Presidential Debate
Why I Let My Daughter Watch Last Night's Presidential Debate (and the Important Conversation We Had Because of It)
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#OurVoteCounts So Register Already!
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Screen-Addicted Kids: How Moms Deal
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The Problem With Adele's Breastfeeding Message
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Where Travel Bloggers Are Taking Their Kids On Vacation This Summer
The Cancer Conversation Jen and Andrea
Making the Cancer Conversation Easier, One Question at a Time
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A New Study Confirms: Those Christmas Presents Really CAN Make You Happy
Madelyn STEM
Don't Tell My Daughter I Hate Math
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How Far Would You Go for the Perfect Holiday Gift?
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The Kind Campaign Aims to End Girl-Against-Girl Bullying
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The Common Core Is In Retreat
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Are You on Snapchat?
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For Kids, Possessions Don't Equal Happiness
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How I Survived My Kids' First Solo Flight
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A Few Good Toys (And a Few Lame Ones)
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Want Your Kid To Be A Creative Thinker? Go See This Movie.
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Helping My Daughter Have a Positive Self Image
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Study Shows Birth Rates are on the Rise
American Baby Bests Awards 35055
We Need to Know: What Baby Gear Makes Your Must-Have List?!
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50 Photos That Will Make Your Heart Melt
The Conversation All Parents of Young Athletes Need to Have 35062
The Conversation All Parents of Young Athletes Need to Have
How My Family Is Paleo (in Our Own Way) 35050
How My Family Is Paleo (in Our Own Way)
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London with Kids: 5 Inexpensive and Fun Experiences to Try
Would You Let Your Kids Choose Your Family's Vacation? Or Maybe They Already Do! 35105
Would You Let Your Kids Choose Your Family's Vacation? Or Maybe They Already Do!
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Feeling Inspired—Globally and Personally
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How Our Fixer-Upper House Is Preparing Us for Parenthood
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Social Media Snooping: The Brave New World of High-Stakes Testing?
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A Three-Parent Baby Isn't as Crazy as We All Think
Are You Enough? All-Female Band The Mrs. Answers The Question All Moms Ask 35032
Are You Enough? All-Female Band The Mrs. Answers The Question All Moms Ask
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5 Things I Didn't Know About Young Kids and Social Media
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Watching your kid sled takes a year off my life
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Is Your Home as Safe as You Think?
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9/11 Taught Me How to be a Good Friend
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Enterovirus Is Scary--But So Is This Common Illness
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Birth Stories: The Joy and Angst of '40 Weeks'
But Mommy, I'm Too Embarrassed to Eat That 35005
But Mommy, I'm Too Embarrassed to Eat That
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For the Love of Good Neighbors
This Mama Makes a Big Difference 34983
This Mama Makes a Big Difference
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: What You Should Know
Revealed! The Secret to a Long, Happy Marriage 35001
Revealed! The Secret to a Long, Happy Marriage
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5 Ways My Puppy is Preparing Me for Motherhood
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Participate in MIT Research—From Your Couch!
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Should Homework Be a Thing of the Past?
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How Twitter Can Help Shy and Introverted Kids in Class
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Breastfeeding in Public: Can We Just Get Over It Already?
Two Words I'll Stop Saying to My Kids Right Now 34868
Two Words I'll Stop Saying to My Kids Right Now
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Do You Know What Your Child Eats At School?
From Here to Paternity (Leave) 34751
From Here to Paternity (Leave)
Meet a Mother Who Will Never Give Up 34893
Meet a Mother Who Will Never Give Up
Could You Use a Break From Facebook? 34847
Could You Use a Break From Facebook?
Are My Sunscreen Woes Finally Over? 34864
Are My Sunscreen Woes Finally Over?
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Why More U.S. Moms are Staying at Home
Do You Know Any "Rainbow Babies"? 34839
Do You Know Any "Rainbow Babies"?
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Decluttering Your Home And Your Planet
Why I Pity Gwyneth Paltrow...Sort Of 34722
Why I Pity Gwyneth Paltrow...Sort Of
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Making Mommy Friends