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If your calm, capable kid falls apart the moment they walk through the door, you're not doing anything wrong — and they're not either. Here's what's actually happening in their brain, and the 60-second response that helps.
Read the post →Three small things, done before the kids are up, that change the entire shape of the day. No 5 a.m. wake-up required.
Read the post →The afternoon I lost it over a pair of sneakers — and the repair conversation that came after. On losing your temper, and how to come back from it.
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