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Your Kid’s Dentist Could Ask to Pull Wisdom Teeth for No Real Reason: Prepare Yourself
My favorite story is of the guy whose greatest injury post-extraction wasn’t in his mouth; it was his bruised breastbone. Your dentist doesn’t always know best when it comes to wisdom teeth. Read this so you can school the tooth expert.
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3 Reasons Putting Yourself First Will Make Your Kids Happier
Parents are judged as being selfish for doing anything for themselves in today’s world.
After you read this article, you can tell Judgey McJudge-Pants where to stick it.
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4 Scientifically-Proven Ways to Reduce Your Appetite and Lose Weight
These tips will not only help keep you slim for life, but they’re a lot more fun than weeping into an empty container of Ben & Jerry’s and wailing, “WHYYYYYY?!!” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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How to Be a Role Model for Your Daughter: 3 Secrets to Boost Self Esteem
An earnest yet actionable post to keep our girls’ chins up. Bonus – boost your own self esteem in the process.
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How to Take More Pleasure in Parenthood: 4 Tips for a Calmer, Happier Existence
You with the small kids — the next time you find yourself pining for the days you could use the bathroom without an audience, read this.
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20 Ways Becoming a Parent Can Change Your Personality and the Way You Think
Having a child is a little bit like having a lobotomy. I mean that in the best way possible.
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How You Can Look Younger and Fight Mommy Brain
New studies are showing that light exercise can facilitate cognitive function as we age. Thank god there’s something to be done about this case of brain rot I’ve got going on.
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Teach Your Child to Eat (and Like!) Vegetables
My girl is finally eating her veggies rather than throwing them violently to the floor.
Well, sometimes. You can’t win ‘em all.
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Protein Packed Recipe for Teething Toddlers: Egg Pancake
This one is really about why we should all eat an egg every day.
Remember when they said that thing about dietary cholesterol raising our blood cholesterol?
Yeah. Forget about that. It’s all lies.
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How I Survived Leaving My One-Year-Old for the First Time
Tips for traveling when you miss your shmoopy-kins.
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3 Uses for Baby Powder That Have Nothing to Do With Babies
Do you have ants, greasy hair or heat rash? Neither do I.
You’re not actually supposed to use baby powder on babies. This article tells you why.
