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Y’all Rich? It Costs $233,610 To Raise A Kid And Other Parenting News This Week
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Y’all Rich? It Costs $233,610 To Raise A Kid And Other Parenting News This Week

In this week’s parenting news roundup, we look at a controversial Washington Post essay about treating phobias in an autistic child, pregnant women who smoke, the Georgia teacher who shot a gun in school and why it costs $233,610 to raise a kid.

Parenting News This Week: Girl Scouts and Weed, North West’s New Baby Cousin, Olympic Shenanigans and Flu Times 2
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Parenting News This Week: Girl Scouts and Weed, North West’s New Baby Cousin, Olympic Shenanigans and Flu Times 2

This week’s parenting news takes a look at the new Kardashian-Jenner baby name, a Girl Scout who sells cookies over by the weed house and why you should watch Olympics with your kids. Also, Facebook Messenger has an app for kids and beware the flu times two.

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This Week In Parenting News: Grammys For Kids Music, A Dad Attacks Larry Nassar and VTech Recalls Rattles

In this week’s edition of parenting news, I give you the skinny on the must-have album nominated for a kid’s music Grammy and we take a look at how the sexual assault charges against former US Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar are impacting parents. Yet another study shows that kids need to avoid screens before bed….

This Week In Parenting News: Flu Epidemic, Slavery Baby Bibs, Free Range Parenting and Teen Sleep
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This Week In Parenting News: Flu Epidemic, Slavery Baby Bibs, Free Range Parenting and Teen Sleep

This week in parenting news is a roundup of the biggest stories you ought to be following right now.

Racism At Play? Serena Williams Nearly Dies After Childbirth
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Racism At Play? Serena Williams Nearly Dies After Childbirth

Everyone is talking about the new Vogue cover story that details Serena Williams’ six-day ordeal after giving birth to baby Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. Williams had a c-section and afterward felt short of breath. The tennis star assumed her continued issues with blood clotting were at play. She told her nurse about her thoughts and…

Moms Making Moves: The Positive Images of Kido Chicago

Moms Making Moves: The Positive Images of Kido Chicago

When a mom can’t find what she’s looking for, what does she do? In good-ol mom fashion, of course she creates it herself! This is exactly what happened with mom Keewa Nurullah as she was shopping online for clothes for her infant son.

Swoon Alert: New Cartoon Focuses On Black Dad Doing His Baby Girl’s Hair
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Swoon Alert: New Cartoon Focuses On Black Dad Doing His Baby Girl’s Hair

        This story first appeared in Forbes and is reprinted with permission of the author. The concept behind a Pixar-style animated short about a 4-year-old named Zuri and her dad, Stephen, is so popular that the internet funded a $284,000 Kickstarter campaign helmed by NFL wide receiver-turned-filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry. In fact, “Hair Love”–the…

Flying With Baby? 20 Must-Read Airline Hacks For Traveling with Young Kids
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Flying With Baby? 20 Must-Read Airline Hacks For Traveling with Young Kids

This post is really a warning and a list of ideas for parents who fly with kids. Don’t let TSA or the flight attendent punk you. You can do this! Just check out these 20 hacks.

Against Candy Pushers: Parents Fight For Healthy Checkout
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Against Candy Pushers: Parents Fight For Healthy Checkout

Healthy checkout? Are changes needed? Do your kids drive you nuts at the grocery store? Are you at your wit’s end by the time you reach the checkout counter? Is the candy and junk food loaded checkout lane the breaking point for your kids mega-meltdowns and your sanity?

Working Mom Or Stay-At-Home Mom: A 2016 Snapshot Of Our Habits
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Working Mom Or Stay-At-Home Mom: A 2016 Snapshot Of Our Habits

Guess what? Both stay-at-home moms and moms who work outside the home use the hell out of their digital devices and spend a lot of time on social media and watching streamed television shows and movies.

That’s according to Nielsen, a company that keeps track of such things. The latest Nielsen report on device usage makes a great effort to separate what it calls “working moms” from stay-at-home moms, but you and I both know that moms who stay at home with their children are also work

Halle Berry Blasted For Not Posting Kids’ Photos Online
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Halle Berry Blasted For Not Posting Kids’ Photos Online

Recently Halle Berry was criticized for NOT showing her kids’ full faces on Instagram. After posting a photo of their faces cropped out, one follower questioned her and implied that she was possibly “ashamed” of her children.  The critic asked, “What’s with the hiding of the faces? They’re beautiful children why not show them off?”

Recipe:  Savory Chili For Moms that Love Flavor
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Recipe: Savory Chili For Moms that Love Flavor

As we head into autumn, we look towards yummy, hot meals that keep our family happy and satisfied. Need something that makes a wonderful leftover? Try this savory recipe. You probably have most of the ingredients in your kitchen already.