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If you or another adult in your family has been diagnosed with cancer, heart disease, a degenerative disease, or any…
Kids today and their slang terms…. These days, having a conversation with your tween or teen can be rougher than…
Being a parent is arguably one of the hardest jobs you’ll ever have — you’re responsible for helping mold and…
Every parent struggles with how to get a young child to listen and follow basic directions. It’s humiliating and exhausting…
Looking to brighten up your kid’s day with some giggles? Here’s a collection of the best jokes to tickle their…
Summer can be a childcare juggling act for parents, but it can also be so much fun to spend extra…
About three out of four millennial parents practice gentle parenting, according to a recent survey by Lurie Children’s Hospital. And…
Parents are human, too, and sometimes we lose our patience and shout or snap at our loved ones. But how…
Summer road trip season is quickly approaching, which means lots of time in the car with your energetic, and mostly…
If your family is moving to a new house, a new city/town, or another state, you may be nervous about…
In the first episode of our podcast, Power to the Parents, ParentsTogether Executive Director Ailen Arreaza interviews Jessica Craven, an…
Everyone expresses and receives love differently, and that includes kids. Take this free love language quiz for parents, and get…
Of course, we love our kids unconditionally, but it’s not always easy to know how to support them when they’re…
The holidays can be a wonderful time of family fun and togetherness—but it can also be a time of enormous…
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state of youth mental health across the country has been rapidly deteriorating.…
The day-to-day grind of parenting can lead to frustrating cycles of nagging, criticism, yelling, and whining. If you’re starting to…
Parenting is tricky enough, but when you and your partner or co-parent disagree on how to handle parenting challenges, it…
If you feel like your child is caught in a cycle of negative or annoying behavior, and it’s affecting the…
Kids have had a rough couple of years. As more and more of them start to return to normalcy as…
While most young kids are more than happy to talk for hours and clamor for their parents’ attention, as they…
Everyone experiences love in similar ways, but there are usually one or two that matter most, especially to children. Understanding…
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Alejandro Chavez is not only the grandson of renowned Mexican-American civil rights activist and labor movement leader Cesar Chavez, but…
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There are certain phrases that just about every parent uses at some point. Even if you always swore to yourself…
Every parent wishes their child came with an instruction manual, or at least a kid-to-parent dictionary. That way, maybe we…
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The United Nations designated November 16 as International Tolerance Day, and it’s a perfect opportunity for families to get better…
It’s no surprise that the 2020 election has been dominating the news (and most people’s thoughts), but more of that…
We all want our kids to think for themselves and express their opinions, but getting them to do that politely…
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One of the silver linings of this pandemic is that we have so many different ways to stay connected. Just…
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As parents, we’re all navigating this new world of virtual school and playdates that take places over video chats. We…
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At the end of a long, busy day, you may realize the whole day went by without having a chance…