Leigh Anderson
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What to Do When Your Picky Eater Is a Teen
3Illustration: Sam Woolley What happens if your picky-eating child doesn’t grow out of it? What if you’re begging a 15-year-old to just taste a green vegetable? After all, by the time they’re adolescents, kids have spending money, autonomy, and access to plenty of junk food. So what is a parent supposed to do when the…
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How To Get Your Kid Out The Door Faster Every Morning
Getting kids out the door in the morning can go one of two ways: They wake up early and then dawdle, forcing a last-minute scramble, or they wake up late, forcing a last-minute scramble. I know very few people who get to school or day care on time and with serenity – maybe those folks…
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How To Tell Whether You Have Ordinary New-Mum Worries Or Postpartum Anxiety
The day after I had my second baby, the paediatric resident came around and offered to give him one of his vaccinations. “Will it make him cry?” I asked, and when she said maybe, I told her no way, I would totally fall apart if he cried at that particular moment. She looked at the…
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7 Beach Hacks For Parents Who Hate To Struggle
Before you have kids, the beach is easy. You amble down with nothing but a towel and a bottle of water; maybe you bring an umbrella and stick it in the sand with the ease of Zeus tossing a thunderbolt. Sun protection is a big hat and a dab of sunscreen. But once you procreate?…