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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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Dad Can Play Too Edition
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Going to the Zoo During Coronavirus Edition
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The Will We Overcome Boredom Edition
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The Cross Country Conundrum Edition
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The Quarantine’s a-Comin’ Edition
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The All Kids, All the Time Edition
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The Hyphenation Headache Edition
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The Trampled on the Playground Edition
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The I Hate You Edition
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Let Black Girls Be Girls Edition
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