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A Mother’s Day present from our kids

Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend! And the Doctor and the Dad’s incredibly thoughtful children decided to give Mommy an amazing gift this year: They wrote this week’s blog post for her! From typing on the computer, to taking photos, to dispensing some truly sage parenting advice, our two-and-a-half- and four-and-three-quarters-year-olds have totally got this […]

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Two little kids read a parenting book … in their own words!

Haven’t gotten around to reading our parenting book, Think Like a Baby: 33 Simple Research Experiments You Can Do at Home to Better Understand Your Child’s Developing Mind yet? Today’s your lucky day. That’s because we’re giving you an exclusive reading of the book people are calling “super fun,” “fascinating,” “an easy read” and “the […]

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7 lessons our kids learned from ‘Take Your Child to Work Day’

“Take Your Child to Work Day” can be a truly enlightening and educational experience for kids in grade school all the way up through high school. By witnessing what goes on inside a real workplace environment, these maturing young minds can see how adults contribute to society, understand how their schooling is preparing them for […]

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Contrary to popular belief, writing a book is NOT AT ALL the same as having a baby

Writing a book is a pretty cool accomplishment. And if you’ve actually demonstrated the compassion and commitment it takes to pen 200-plus pages of somewhat sensical material on a single topic, you have every right to be proud. So tell your family and friends. Tweet it to all your followers. Go on a talk show, […]

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Ashton Kutcher wants you to be the (diaper) change

We don’t always agree with everything Ashton Kutcher does. This hat–‘stache combo is a perfect Exhibit A: But we do find ourselves totally on board with the Two and a Half Men man, Dude Where’s My Car? dude, and Punk’d punk when it comes to one thing: It’s hard to find a diaper-changing table in […]

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Time Warner Cable totally doesn’t get parenting

We like to keep the parenting discussion pretty positive here on the blog. But every now and then, we feel the need to do a little ranting – about our kids’ most terrible toys, or a paper towel ad that completely misrepresents parenthood. Well today we’re adding another crappy commercial to our list of parenting […]

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8 ways becoming a parent is exactly like going to Mardi Gras

Every year, countless brave, adventurous souls leap far outside their comfort zones to do something absolutely crazy… They have kids. Or maybe they go to New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras. The truth is, we have a hard time telling the difference. Because when you really think about it, there is no difference between parenting […]