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A REPUBLIC OF THE SPIRIT

Leave Your Kids Before They Leave You

by Molly Roden Winter

Creating a separate existence for myself was a gradual process, and it started with opening my marriage.

Calm down

The Lice Etiquette Guide For Parents

by Jamie Kenney

What to do when your kid gets “cooties.”

Just Joking?

Comedians Urge Parents To Take Gun Threats Seriously In Chilling PSA

by Miranda Rake

Wanda Sykes, Billy Eichner, Jay Pharoh and more comedians help Sandy Hook Promise deliver an urgent message in this new PSA about “knowing the signs” to prevent school shootings.

Wackadoo!

The Best 'Bluey' Episodes About School To Watch With Your Kids

by Miranda Rake

Navigating school can be tricky. As always, the Heeler family is here to light the way.

Entertainment

Khloe Kardashian Is Getting Emotional With Adorable New Pics Of Kids True & Tate

by Jen McGuire

(A.K.A. “Baby Tristan” and “Baby Rob”)

Exclusive

'Abbot Elementary’s Sheryl Lee Ralph Reveals She Was A Teacher IRL (For Two Days)

by Kaitlin Kimont

“That was it for me.”

Black Excellence

The Pressure To Be “Twice As Good” Is No Longer Serving Black Children

by Nefertiti Austin

I had to put my child — and his humanity — first.

Big Feels

A Nervous Parent's Guide To Surviving Junior High (Again)

by Edan Lepucki

My strongest memories of seventh grade are isolation, shame, anxiety, and a boy named Chad teasing me about my flat chest.

Tweens 4Ever

In Defense Of Middle Schoolers, Who Are Actually Really Great

by Purnima Mani

My years teaching 13-year-olds have made me forever willing to leap to their defense.

Life

Help! I Can’t Get My Kids Out The Door In The Morning Without Losing It

by Sarah Wheeler

Do not fall victim to the lie that there is some version of reality where if you were just good enough, mornings would be easy.