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Give a Parent the Gift of Peaceful Sleep: My Favorite Wi-Fi Baby Monitor Is $100…

Give a Parent the Gift of Peaceful Sleep: My Favorite Wi-Fi Baby Monitor Is 0…

Sleep hygiene, for me, has been the biggest challenge of parenthood. Adequate sleep is critical for my children’s development. But as parents, we also want them to sleep so we can sleep too. Any technology that can help give me this peace of mind is my best friend.  Get the most out of Cyber Monday 2023 Black Friday isn’t the …

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A fellow parent keeps disciplining my child for normal kid behavior

A fellow parent keeps disciplining my child for normal kid behavior

Slate Plus members get more Care and Feeding every week. Have a question about kids, parenting, or family life? Submit it here! Dear Care and Feeding, My 4-year-old’s friend’s parent (going gender-neutral here: “Sam”) has on many occasions chided my kid for what we see as normal 4-year-old behavior. For example, being too whiny/impatient, not playing a game “the proper way,” not cleaning up …

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YouTube parent advisor Ruby Franke charged with on child abuse

YouTube parent advisor Ruby Franke charged with on child abuse

A Utah woman who gave online parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel was charged Friday with six felony counts of aggravated child abuse after two of her six children were found abused and malnourished, authorities said. Ruby Franke, whose now-defunct channel “8 Passengers” chronicled her family life, was arrested Wednesday night in the southern Utah city of …

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The Emotion of Not Being Your Baby’s Preferred Parent

The Emotion of Not Being Your Baby’s Preferred Parent

We talk a lot about the difficulties of early parenthood. Between the birthing parent’s healing from the massive health event that is having a baby, to functioning on fragmented sleep, to learning the ropes of caring for a tiny human…it’s a lot.  But here’s something we don’t talk about enough: The complicated emotional experience of that beautifully chaotic, bleary-eyed first …

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