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Creative ways to communicate with kids

Communicating with your kids is super important. But it doesn’t always come easily. Check out this creative strategy one dad is taking to try to get through to his kids: According to writer/director/leading dad Will Reid, this will be the “first in a series of instructional videos” for his kids. That’s right. Dude was so sick of […]

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Little kids + big words = total awesomeness

Kids are scary smart these days, aren’t they? The “exasperated” kid’s mom certainly knows what we’re talking about: It seems like almost every time we turn around, one of our miniature megaminds is surprising us by saying some crazy big word – like “disintegrate” from our four-year-old, or “booger” from her little brother. (Most of […]

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Turning parenting fails into successes

It’s back-to-school time! Is everybody excited? Well a couple of weeks ago, the Doctor and the Dad got a little too excited for our daughter’s first day of school. We woke up early, made sure everyone had a good breakfast, unsuccessfully tried to convince our preschooler not to wear seventeen multi-colored clips and bows in […]

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Parental Rap Battle: Baby Swag vs. Swagger Wagon

In case y’all didn’t know it, there’s a straight-up gangsta’ turf war goin’ down right now in virtual suburbs all over the web. This is East Coast vs. West Coast, Bloods vs. Crips, and Pampers vs. Huggies all rolled into one, yo. What we’re talkin’ ‘bout – of course – is The Mom’s View’s new […]

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Parenting pyrotechnics

It’s extremely loud, more than a little scary, and over before you know it. Here’s what raising kids feels like, Fourth of July fireworks style! Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! Enjoy every second of it!

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Hello, ad that makes parenting a tween seem terrifying

Have you seen that “First Moon Party” video that’s making the rounds on YouTube right now? It’s a commercial for HelloFlo, this website that sends women care packages full of menstruation-related necessities every 28 days or so. The ad is a well-shot, nicely acted story of a young girl who fakes her first period to fit […]

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Spoiler alert: Almost every kids’ book ends the same way!

If you have little kids, then you probably also have lots and lots of children’s books all over your house. (If you don’t have lots and lots of children’s books all over your house, check out this big, important reason why you should get some!) Read a sampling of these tiny tomes, and you’ll probably […]