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Sibling Rivalry: The Age Wars

One of the big things I want as a parent in this house is peace. And harmony. I want that too. Unfortunately, I gave birth to 4 humans who are….human. They don’t always get along. Interestingly, the boys play together much better than I did with my...

HIP, 3rd Edition

You didn’t think I’d abandoned the HIP project, did you? Of course not! I love all things HIP. I just have been a little, ummmmm, unfocused of late. But! Better now, and happy to be working on my latest HIP list. Also. I’ve been thinking about how to...

Make Some New Friends!

One of the best parts about having this site is definitely all the fantastic people I’ve “met” and gotten to know online. Do you know how many new blogs are created every day? It’s a big number, let me tell you. There are millions and millions...

Want to Win $10,000?

You read that right. If you make a video of your child (ages 6 months to 3 years) enjoying a bubble bath and submit it to the Big Bubblin’ Stars contest, you could be the winner of $10,000. Normal and very reasonable rules apply, such as no private areas should...

Do Interfering Parents Raise Successful Children?

(Editorial note: I’d like to welcome Sarah Scrafford as Earnest Parenting’s very first contributing author! I’m very impressed with Sarah’s article and I have thoughts on it! Do you? If so, see you in the comments.) Do Interfering Parents Raise...