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While many facets of parenting are seemingly universal—wanting to help a baby grow up into a healthy, happy adult—we have developed myriad ways to approach each aspect of ensuring a child’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being, from how a baby should be held to how to instill a sense of responsibility in a teenager. These different approaches are frequently products of differing cultural attitudes about what “right behavior” looks like—or even what a healthy, happy adult looks like! Thoughtfully and compassionately exploring these differing ways of thinking about parenting can shed light on both the problematic and wise aspects of how we approach raising the children in our care.

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Two New Moms Return to Work—One in Seattle, One in Stockholm

Sarah-in-Seattle and Sarah-in-Stockholm are both white, middle-class, married, professional women with babies and toddlers at home. But their experiences as working mothers returning to work after giving birth could not have been more different.

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How I Navigated Coming Out to My Traditional Asian Family

A queer author of color on the limits of language and the maximums of love.

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How to Find an L.G.B.T.-Friendly Pediatrician

Your child’s doctor can offer support when it comes to gender identity and sexual orientation and how they relate to body image, body changes, mental and emotional health, and behavioral patterns.

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I Was Taught that Therapy Was “Para Locos”—But the Pandemic Pushed Me to See It Differently

Eso es para locos. Esta generación... siempre inventando. These are the words I’d hear anytime I mentioned therapy or mental health growing up.

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‘I’m Black, My Partner’s White—Stop Asking Me If This Is My Baby’

When Ena Miller had a baby last year, she was unprepared for the constant comments about her daughter’s appearance.

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The Double Culture Shock of Becoming a Mom While Living Abroad

You’ve probably heard of culture shock, the feeling of disorientation a person feels when faced with another culture, way of life, or set of attitudes. For me, it was twofold: I was in a new country and I was a new mom, two ways in which my own life suddenly felt utterly unfamiliar.

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Lessons for White Parents Raising Black Children

Raising children to thrive in a society that judges them—sometimes harshly and, in extreme cases, fatally—because of skin color is hard regardless of your ethnicity.

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20 Ways to Be a Jewish Mother

Today we are going to spend a considerable amount of time discussing the desirable characteristics of such mothers. A quick disclaimer -- these characteristics do not apply to all Jewish mamas and they are a bit stereotypical but let's have a little fun today praising the often critiqued.

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Parenting Practices around the World are Diverse and Not All about Attachment

Most parents would agree that parenting is extremely complex and challenging. What works for one child, might not work for another—even within the same family.

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For Asian Americans, Coming Out in 2019 Can Still Present Unique Challenges

A recent study found that only 19 percent of Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ youth said they could “definitely” be themselves at home.

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