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Stay-at-home parents

(Copyright Bonnie Schiedel. Originally published in Today’s Parent, November 2011).

Stereotypes about stay-at-home parents abound. That they’re closer to their kids. That they’re bored out of their minds. Turns out, it’s a bit of both — and more.

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Night Vision

(Copyright Bonnie Schiedel. Originally published in Today's Parent, February 2011).

An inside look at your child's dreams

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Love Letters
(and other ways to help your kids keep distant relatives close at heart)

(© Bonnie Schiedel. Originally published in Glow, May 2007)

While you may dream about a close, loving extended family that gets together for regular Sunday dinners, for a lot of us the reality is a hurried visit a couple times a year (or decade!) and the occasional e-mailed photo.

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5 Things That Drive Dads Nuts
(© Bonnie Schiedel. Originally published in Canadian Family, March 2006)

From back-seat parenting to bossy strangers, dads reveal what drives them nuts – and what they need from you to help them deal.

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Girl Time
(© Bonnie Schiedel. Originally published in Today’s Parent, October 2006)

Clubs, classes and getaways for your and your daughter 

When your daughter was an infant and a toddler, the two of you giggled your way through “mommy & me” swim sessions and library storytimes. So why not keep the party going? There are all kinds of fun mother-daughter clubs and classes out there that will help you do a little female bonding. Plus, mother-daughter outings can help smooth the way a bit in the, ah, challenging tween and teen years. 

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8 Tracks To Sanity

Now that you're a parent, you're probably so busy trying to keep the balls in the air that you don't even notice if one of them rolls under the couch and becomes covered with dog hair. You'd like more balance in your life, but figuring out how to make it happen can be like unlocking the Caramilk secret. There's no formula that will guarantee success, but here are some of the choices and changes - big and small - that eight families made to pull off their own unique balancing acts.

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