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How to Keep Dad Guilt From Turning Into Dad Depression
There is a fine line between dad guilt and postpartum depression in new fathers, psychologists warn. Dad guilt, like mom guilt, may be associated with feelings of shame, embarrassment, and failure...
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8 Things a Parent Should Never Say to Their Child
In the absence of any real strategy, many parents opt for a stream-of-consciousness style of parenting — which is to say they react to their kid’s behaviors with a litany of seemingly parental phrases...
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What Serving Two Tours in Iraq Taught Me About Being Present for My Family
Military families face a unique and difficult set of challenges. Service members with kids quickly learn that a predictable family routine is one of many things they need to sacrifice in the name of...
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How and When to Use Guilt to Discipline Children
Mothers are renown for their guilt trips. Jewish mothers in particularly are believed to excel at throwing around the guilt (Editor’s Note: That checks out), as do Italian Catholic mothers (Other...
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The Kids Are With My Ex. I’m Free. Then, the Guilt Comes
The overnight bags haven’t hit the living room floor before I’m handing out quick half-hugs and hustling back to my car. The weekend is over, and I’m frantically trying to get the hell away from my...
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The Elf on the Shelf Is Nothing More Than a Footless Creep
Gather ‘round the oil lamp, draw your dressing gown tight, and listen to ye olde tale of beloved Christmas tradition. After the turkey feast, from the North Pole does fly a little sprite to spy on all...
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8 Things a Parent Should Never Say to Their Child
In the absence of any real strategy, many parents opt for a stream-of-consciousness style of parenting — which is to say they react to their kid’s behaviors with a litany of seemingly parental phrases...
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5 Men on What They Felt After Cheating on Their Wives
Some men have affairs. Some of those men are fathers. Why does this happen and why do men cheat? Because circumstances presented themselves: drunken evenings with an old friend turned into one-night...
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9 Emotions That Are Completely Reasonable For Parents to Experience During...
As the ongoing Covid-19 crisis stretches our isolation from weeks into possible months, everyone’s emotions are in a constant state of flux. There’s the obvious “cabin fever” that results from endless...
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Parent Guilt Is Natural. Parent Shame Is Toxic.
Despite your best intentions as a parent, your toddler is going to have half a doughnut for dinner one night because their screeching is unbearable when you try to get them to eat anything else. At...
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This is No Time to Beat Yourself Up: How to Build Self-Compassion.
Self compassion is a crucial skill for everyone, but especially parents. Life offers daily opportunities for us to screw up and fill the parent-guilt vault. Spill water. Miss a deadline. Yell at your...
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Your Brain Needs a Better Soundtrack. Here’s How to Turn it On.
As a parent, overthinking is almost second nature. Say you were working late for a week and missed bedtime every night. What a bummer, right? You didn’t intend to get caught up on whatever project kept...
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How to Cope With Sending Kids Back to School During a Pandemic
I feel as though I’m throwing my kids to the wolves. I just don’t know if I’m making the right choice. Is it right to send them back? I think so, but I don’t know how to know for sure.Speak to any...
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What to Say the Next Time Someone Tries to Guilt Trip You
So, you’re talking to your dad on the phone and the topic of the holidays comes up. He knows you’re planning to spend them with your in-laws because you’ve devised an every-other-holiday trade-off...
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