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From baby’s first year to their first day of school and everything in between (and beyond), we cover topical, timely, and important parenting topics to keep you well-informed (and entertained) in these difficult modern times.

My Teenage Daughter Was Caught Smoking Weed at School and at Home: What Should I Do?

My Teenage Daughter Was Caught Smoking Weed at School and at Home: What Should I Do?

A mom writes in asking for advice about her daughter, who has been caught smoking weed multiple times recently. She says that she was caught smoking weed at school, and due to state law, she was taken to jail. But recently, this mom discovered her smoking weed again in the house and doesn’t know how to manage the situation.

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I Named My Baby Under Pressure and Now I Want to Change It: Can I Do That?

I Named My Baby Under Pressure and Now I Want to Change It: Can I Do That?

A mom writes in asking for advice about her baby’s name. She says she named her two-week-old baby while feeling pressured. In the end, she let her significant other (SO) name the baby after himself. She wants to know now if she can have the name changed and what that would entail.

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Does My Daughter's Father Have a Right to Know That She Started Her Period?

Does My Daughter’s Father Have a Right to Know That She Started Her Period?

A mom writes in asking for advice about whether to tell her daughter’s father, whom she is no longer with, that their daughter started her period. She says her daughter doesn’t want to tell her dad, but this mom thinks, as a co-parent, he has a right to know.

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My Children Call My Ex-Husband's Wife 'Mom': Advice?

My Children Call My Ex-Husband’s Wife ‘Mom’: Advice?

A mom writes in asking for advice about her family. She says that her children — 8-year-old twins — call their stepmom, her ex-husband’s new wife, “mom.” She says her children have been asked by the ex-husband and his wife to use this title, and this makes the Original Poster (OP) “heartbroken.”

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My Ex Is Pressuring Me to Get Back Together with Him Because I'm Pregnant with His Child: Advice?

My Ex Is Pressuring Me to Get Back Together with Him Because I’m Pregnant with His Child: Advice?

A mom writes in asking for relationship advice. She says she found out she was pregnant shortly after divorcing her husband. She has since remarried, but she told her ex-husband about the baby. Now he wants to get back together, even though this mom-to-be is happy in her new relationship.

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