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The Epidemic of Male Loneliness
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Some Personal News
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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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"Do You Have Any Fucking Clue How Trapped I Feel?"
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Why Your Kids Don't Hear You
Are they ignoring you or selectively listening? The truth is more complicated.
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What Have You Said to Your Kids That's Really Landed?
The three words that turned around a tough evening.
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Melinda Wenner Moyer
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What Joint Custody is Really Like
The highs and lows of not having my kids with me 40 percent of the time.
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Melinda Wenner Moyer
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Do Dads Know How to RSVP?
How the Great Dad Evite Experiment went so wrong
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The Fine Line Between Pushing Kids Too Much and Not Enough
How do we find the resilience-building sweet spot?
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Parenting to Foster Awe
A Q&A with Deborah Farmer Kris on the power of awe — and how to nurture it
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Melinda Wenner Moyer
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My Last Minute Father's Day Gift Guide
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