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Jamilah Lemieux, Zak Rosen, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Lucy Lopez share triumphs and fails and offer advice on parenting kids from toddler to teens.


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Second Child Guilt
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Supporting My Nonbinary Teen
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The “I Want My Boobs Back” Edition
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The “Fed-Up Fours” Edition
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The “Perfect Sleep Environment” Edition
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The “Please Sleep Through the Night” Edition
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The “Kids Are Philosophers” Edition
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The “So. Many. Questions.” Edition
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The “Stop Telling Me to Workout” Edition
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The "Pooping Problem" Edition
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The “Place to Belong” Edition
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The “How Rude!" Edition
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The “Protecting Trans Kids” Edition
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