Meghan Leahy, a parenting coach, author, mother of three, takes your questions about the all encompassing job we call parenting.

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She and her best friend might be more than friends (she’s implied such when I’ve gently asked), so I don’t know how to handle a sleepover.

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Getting the first-grader out the door in the morning feels impossible. How can I get them to move it along?

  • Meghan Leahy
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Telling family stories creates a sense of continuity and resilience, and it builds a framework to understand painful experiences and celebrate joyful ones.

  • Anna Nordberg
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Wildfires, natural disasters, rising heat because of climate change can lead to poor health outcomes for pregnant people and babies.

  • Katherine Kam
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Fold in new foods, provide food diversity and try to eat together. These and other suggestions could make introducing solid foods an exciting season of growth, experimentation and fun, experts say.

  • Kate Harrison Belz
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Sleep training “might take a while, but it’s a short-term consequence for a long-term gain,” says one expert.

  • Erin Chan Ding
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“Sometimes our data is very limited or it’s just very difficult to answer questions — or the answer is kind of different for everybody," the author of best-selling parenting books says.

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Nearly 30,000 babies had their names changed during the past five years.

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Meghan Leahy, a parenting coach, author, mother of three, takes your questions about the all encompassing job we call parenting.

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How do we help a 5-year-old who fears that her parent will abandon her?

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One dad of a NICU baby learned that it's important to take care of yourself, to avoid focusing on a discharge date, and to stop comparing your baby to others'.

  • David McMillin
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In this excerpt from her upcoming memoir, "Bomb Shelter," Mary Laura Philpott finds her son unconscious and calls for help, as past memories bubble up through the present.

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Answering to a grown-up who is not their parent or dealing with a coworker whom they may not like are experiences that can build a new skill-set — one that was lost during the pandemic.

  • Anna Nordberg
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How do I encourage him to try other things without nagging?

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In our pandemic-worn, work-from-home, remote learning era, finding creative ways to create dedicated space for ourselves, whether it’s a solo walk or binge watch, is all the more crucial.

  • Leslie Streeter
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Russian adoptees are horrified, confused and embarrassed by the actions of the country they were born in.

  • Erin Chan Ding
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Experts offer advice on how to make this life transition work.

  • Christine Koh
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Meghan Leahy, a parenting coach, author, mother of three, takes your questions about the all encompassing job we call parenting.

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What effects will keeping my baby away from others during the pandemic have? Meghan Leahy offers guidance.

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