Category: TTC

  • How Many Children Should You Consider Having?

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  • What Dating Can Teach Us About Overcoming the Fear of Failure

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  • Ensuring Teen Safety with SmartGuard: A New Smartphone Safety App

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  • 17 Ways Presidential Candidates Resemble My Kids

    There’s often a chorus of “Aren’t you a bit too grown up for this?” Their hairstyles can be downright outrageous, defying all public decorum. They declare, “I’m going to fix this!” and suddenly you find yourself scrubbing glitter from your floors for what feels like an eternity. You hear a lot of “Why can’t you…

  • The Thoughts That Cross My Mind During Yoga Class

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  • Understanding the Bigger Picture Behind My Daughter’s Photo

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  • 29 Absurd Disputes Children Engage In

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  • Why I Want My Children to Understand the Essence of Good Parenting

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  • Embracing My Daughter’s ‘Girly’ Side: A Parent’s Perspective

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  • 40: A Significant Milestone in Life

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