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Parents welcome biggest baby on record in 13 years, weighing over 6.5 kilograms

Parents welcome biggest baby on record in 13 years, weighing over 6.5 kilograms

Weighing in at close to double the size of an average newborn, a Canadian couple welcomed their record-breaking baby in late October. Britteney Ayres birthed her fifth child, a baby boy named Sonny via caesarean section, reported Good Morning America. Arriving weighing 14 pounds and 8 ounces (just over 6.5 kilograms), she and her husband Chance’s new baby measured around …

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Parents make mistakes. So what does ‘good enough parenting’ look like?

Parents make mistakes. So what does ‘good enough parenting’ look like?

There is a huge amount of pressure on parents today – from feeding babies the “best organic purees” to making sure older children get all the developmental opportunities they could possibly need, while of course documenting the whole thing on Instagram. There is also no shortage of advice about how to go about this. Just as there is no shortage …

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How parents can get over post-baby struggles

How parents can get over post-baby struggles

“Sometimes couples don’t even realise they would have strongly believed in this stuff until they have a baby,” says Shaw. “It also brings up issues for the couple around problem-solving, how they manage under stress, really being there for each other, and equity and fairness.” The more children a couple has, the more likely their relationship is to take a …

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Carolyn Hax: Hijacked first-birthday plans hit a parent’s last nerve

Carolyn Hax: Hijacked first-birthday plans hit a parent’s last nerve

Comment on this storyComment Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I feel like a jerk for asking this question. I know people are trying to find joy wherever possible. But am I in the wrong for wanting to be the one to plan my own baby’s first birthday party? The grandparents on both sides — my mom, dad, stepmom, …

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Best Prime Day deals for parents and kids: Baby monitors, air purifiers, and Fir…

Best Prime Day deals for parents and kids: Baby monitors, air purifiers, and Fir…

A ton of parenting-related items are on sale for Prime Big Deal Days. Here are our favorite deals so far: We get it — something parents famously do not have is an abundance of time, especially for deal hunting. That’s where we come in. We’ve rounded up the best deals for parents during Amazon’s second Prime Day of the year, …

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Never show your kids weakness … and other parenting myths, debunked | Parents an…

Never show your kids weakness … and other parenting myths, debunked | Parents an…

Don’t post pictures of your children online FALSE There’s a difference, says the psychotherapist Stella O’Malley, author of What Your Teen Is Trying to Tell You, between creating interesting content, and being an excessive over-poster – people who are posting almost every day, rather than just on special occasions or when something funny or cute is going on. “It’s become …

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