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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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The Waves: Are “Cool Moms” A Menace?
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I Want Mom. Not Dad.
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