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Help! I Just Found Out My Husband Racked Up $100,000 of Credit Card Debt Because He Was “Depressed.”
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Help! I Just Found Out My Husband Racked Up $100,000 of Credit Card Debt Because He Was “Depressed.”

Slate  

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. I don’t think you should skip the Christmas visit, but it’s worth sending your sister an email or a text ahead of time that expresses 1) how important it is to you to be getting together for the holidays, 2) how much you respect the choice she has made to build a happy, healthy …

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I Have A Nonbinary Child. This Is The 1 Parenting Challenge I Never Saw Coming.
1 month ago

I Have A Nonbinary Child. This Is The 1 Parenting Challenge I Never Saw Coming.

Huff Post  

The author's nonbinary child at sunset. One year, our child’s teacher struggled to switch to “folks” or “friends” instead of addressing the students as “boys and girls.” Our local school waits until kids are in fifth grade before introducing students to the topic of gender identity. As a preschooler, our child enjoyed some of their brother’s toys but mostly gravitated …

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My Brother Married a Writer. She’s Used It as an Excuse Their Entire Marriage.
1 month ago

My Brother Married a Writer. She’s Used It as an Excuse Their Entire Marriage.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. I’d venture to say that if Grace has been writing “for years,” and her writing is a priority for her, she is most likely not only an actual writer but also a pretty typical one. He’s spoken openly of wanting to keep the business in the family, and was very disappointed when …

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Parenting advice: My son expects me to wreck my nest egg to fix his absurd financial mistakes.
55 years ago

Parenting advice: My son expects me to wreck my nest egg to fix his absurd financial mistakes.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. I said no and that I would help out in any way I could, but I needed to protect my own financial interests and didn’t have that kind of money to give away. I asked the owner if a 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. shift was available, and he said, “You’re hired.” …

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Posting your child's photos on a private social media account is still risky. Here's why
2 months ago

Posting your child's photos on a private social media account is still risky. Here's why

ABC  

Many parents make their social media accounts private to safely share images of their children with family and friends. "While it's perfectly natural for parents to want to share photos of their kids with family and friends, it's important to remember that we may be unwittingly creating a permanent 'digital footprint' for our child which might never be expunged," she …

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Selfless sacrifice leads to liberation
2 months ago

Selfless sacrifice leads to liberation

New Indian Express  

Children, the goal of human life is everlasting peace and freedom. Sacrifice becomes complete only when we give up the ‘I and mine’ attitude. When the child from a neighbouring house falls sick, and we are ready to stay with her in the hospital without expecting anything in return, not even a smile, we can call it renunciation. Actions done …

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What it's like trying to forgive an affair: PIPPA RICHMOND never believed her 'tender, shy' husband would betray her - but stayed when he did. With brutal honestly, she now reveals the fallout...
2 months ago

What it's like trying to forgive an affair: PIPPA RICHMOND never believed her 'tender, shy' husband would betray her - but stayed when he did. With brutal honestly, she now reveals the fallout...

Daily Mail  

Last summer I was walking down the local High Street with a friend when I saw my husband in a shop doorway, talking on his telephone. I didn't want to leave this man who had – cliches are everywhere here – become a stranger. I had assumed he wasn't – but that was self-delusion But this wall has pictures of …

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Dad Accused Of Shooting Man Found With His Missing 14-Year-Old Daughter
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dad Accused Of Shooting Man Found With His Missing 14-Year-Old Daughter

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A 36-year-old Arkansas father was arrested earlier this month after authorities said he fatally shot a man he saw driving with his missing 14-year-old daughter. Aaron Spencer, 36 was taken into custody on Oct. 8 on suspicion of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Michael Fosler, 67, Lonoke County Sheriff John Staley said. “This is a …

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Arkansas dad faces murder charge for ‘fatally shooting man found with his missing child’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Arkansas dad faces murder charge for ‘fatally shooting man found with his missing child’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Aaron Spencer, 36, reported his 14-year-old …

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My Sister-in-Law Asked Us to Adopt Her Twins Because She Missed Her Old Life. Somehow, We Said Yes.
3 months ago

My Sister-in-Law Asked Us to Adopt Her Twins Because She Missed Her Old Life. Somehow, We Said Yes.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Dear Care and Feeding, My husband and I went into parenting thinking we’d like to have three or four kids. Assuming you’re in murky waters, how you talk with your brother-in-law and sister-in-law about disclosing the adoption to the twins needs to come from a well-informed decision that you and your husband …

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My 8-Year-Old Is Talking About Baby Names With Her Crush. I’m Way Out of My Depth.
3 months, 3 weeks ago

My 8-Year-Old Is Talking About Baby Names With Her Crush. I’m Way Out of My Depth.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Try to quell the “future kids” talk by letting her know that it’s simply too soon for her to know if she wants to have children with this boy or not. Cal and Sara adore Ned, but we live six hours apart, so there isn’t an opportunity to allow them to visit …

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Help! I Always Loved How Devoted My Boyfriend Was to His Daughter. But Now I See the Truth.
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Help! I Always Loved How Devoted My Boyfriend Was to His Daughter. But Now I See the Truth.

Slate  

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. —Worried Dear Worried, It’s clear to me that you are not “jealous of his daughter,” though I do believe you may be envious of the support she receives from your boyfriend. Telling you he doesn’t have enough money to help clothe you, or your child, then “finding” enough to take his daughter on a …

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My Wife Insists on Controlling Every Parenting Decision. She’s Forcing Me to Be a Deadbeat Dad.
55 years ago

My Wife Insists on Controlling Every Parenting Decision. She’s Forcing Me to Be a Deadbeat Dad.

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. You hit the nail on the head with these two sentences: “Apparently, we don’t agree on what is important and what is not, and I don’t know how to bridge that gap.” “I feel like she is unfairly putting me into the role of the stereotypical ‘out-of-touch dad.’” Putting myself in your …

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Happy for Neeraj, equally happy for Nadeem, he is also our child: Chopra's mother
5 months ago

Happy for Neeraj, equally happy for Nadeem, he is also our child: Chopra's mother

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Elated for her son's silver medal, Neeraj Chopra's mother Saroj Devi also expressed happiness for Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who broke the Olympic record to beat the Indian defending champion in Paris, saying that the latter is also like her "child". Chopra clinched the silver medal at the Paris Games with a season's best throw of 89.45m after Nadeem …

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If your kid just told you they’re trans, here’s what you should know
7 months, 1 week ago

If your kid just told you they’re trans, here’s what you should know

CNN  

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. How do you know I’m a boy?” “Once I clued in, I said, ‘The doctors make a best guess based on your body … but only you can know, and we love you no matter what,’” said Howland, now co-lead for the Families United for Trans Rights, an organization …

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Parenting a perfectionist? Here are tips to recognise signs, understand risks and provide effective support
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Parenting a perfectionist? Here are tips to recognise signs, understand risks and provide effective support

Hindustan Times  

Some children show signs of perfectionism from early on. Signs of perfectionistic concerns in children and adolescents may include: -Children being highly critical of themselves -Their reactions to mistakes seeming to be an overreaction -Intense preoccupation and worry over their standards and goals and/or procrastination -Significant change in performance, for example, lower academic results -Irritability and negative emotions, stress and …

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Love is Blind’s Zach and Bliss welcome their first baby and share unique name
8 months ago

Love is Blind’s Zach and Bliss welcome their first baby and share unique name

The Independent  

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Weighing up changing schools for your child
9 months ago

Weighing up changing schools for your child

ABC  

School isn't an easy ride and if your child is having a particularly tough time, changing schools might be an option you're considering. "It's important to understand what it is about the school that is hard, then you can make a decision about whether or not changing schools will help." Professor Cobham says you will need to consider if the …

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More Parents Are Embracing ‘Gentle Parenting’ — But There’s 1 Thing Many Get Wrong
11 months, 1 week ago

More Parents Are Embracing ‘Gentle Parenting’ — But There’s 1 Thing Many Get Wrong

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING You’ve probably come across the phrase “gentle parenting.” It encompasses a lot of ideas, leaving plenty of room for disagreement. We asked several experts what they think the phrase “gentle parenting” means and why many of today’s parents are eschewing the disciplinary tactics they grew up with and turning to a new set of tools. Nanika Coor, …

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Greg Rutherford on heartwarming connection between his autistic child and family dogs
1 year ago

Greg Rutherford on heartwarming connection between his autistic child and family dogs

The Independent  

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These 9 Things Could Damage Your Relationship With Your Kid
1 year, 2 months ago

These 9 Things Could Damage Your Relationship With Your Kid

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING No one becomes a parent with the intention of messing up their kids. “We really want to respond in a way that keeps the child talking and does not dismiss their experience,” Ariana Hoet, a pediatric psychologist and the executive clinical director of On Our Sleeves, an organization that provides children’s mental health resources, told HuffPost. “Parents …

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Our Family’s Attempt to Rescue a Stray Dog Just Took a Truly Wild Turn
1 year, 2 months ago

Our Family’s Attempt to Rescue a Stray Dog Just Took a Truly Wild Turn

Slate  

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. —Pet Puzzle Dear Pet Puzzle, I went down the rabbit hole to see what a timber wolf puppy looks like, and they’re absolutely adorable creatures. It’s not like you shook a finger in your friends’ faces and yelled, “Your kid stole from us!” This seems like a classic state of denial where …

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This Will Make A Huge Difference In Your Relationship With Your Kids
1 year, 3 months ago

This Will Make A Huge Difference In Your Relationship With Your Kids

Huff Post  

Oliver Rossi via Getty Images Repair work can strengthen your relationship with your child, or any other loved one. Chazz Lewis, a parent and teacher coach who goes by Mr. Chazz on Instagram, told HuffPost, “The way I define it for children is to ‘try to make it better.’” Even young children can comprehend that this means more than simply …

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Lucy Letby: Victim impact statements in full as families share harrowing stories of loss
1 year, 4 months ago

Lucy Letby: Victim impact statements in full as families share harrowing stories of loss

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Child D’s mother of Child D told the court: …

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