Parent Smarter, Not Harder

Parent Smarter, Not Harder

Homework: From Headache to Harmony

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Emily Edlynn
Sep 26, 2023
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Before you became a parent, fantasies of parenting life may have included dreamy bedtime stories and giggle-filled bathtimes. Fast forward to reality: reading the same book for the 1000th time does not feel dreamy, and bathtime mostly revolves around begging a slippery child to put their head underwater.

In another exposure of my nerd-dom, one of my pre…

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