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This Is Why I Write This Newsletter
"Only 16 percent of parents said that what they saw on social media helped them worry less about their parenting."
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Exposure Therapy Liberated My Fearful Kid
It's not sorcery, but it sure seemed like it.
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The Epidemic of Male Loneliness
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Some Personal News
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Let's Normalize Mom Hobbies
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My Take On "The Anxious Generation."
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Your Favorite Father's Day Gifts
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I Have Been On An Emotional Rollercoaster
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How Can We Stay "In the Moment" With Our Kids?
It's a universal struggle, but there are ways.
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How Important Are Family Dinners?
The research isn't as clear cut as the claims.
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How to Talk to Boys
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Hire Me to Speak at your School, Company or Organization!
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What My First Year of Separation Was Really Like
There's good and there's bad, but I have no regrets.
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Why Kids Have Terrible Table Manners
Forking is, in fact, a complex skill
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Everything You Need to Know About Pelvic Floor Therapy
Starting with: what even IS the pelvic floor?
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