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What do you miss most about life before kids?

TW: pregnancy loss My partner and I just went through a miscarriage. It was/is sad but we're going to keep trying. It was our first pregnancy after 7 months of trying. I was beginning to have fertility concerns so the silver lining to our loss is knowing that we can get pregnant! I don't want to get my hopes up so was hoping fellow redditors could share the thing they miss most about life before kids. That way I can try and have more gratitude for the everyday things that I may be overlooking now because of my desire to have a family.

In ways that are unmatched by other pursuits, learning music powerfully reinforces language skills, builds and improves reading ability, and strengthens memory and attention, according to the latest research on the cognitive neuroscience of music. @HKorbey https://t.co/3l8GR8jiWx

Why Children Love To Play! And why adults need to take a step back and let them play! https://t.co/eHapLUyRfQ #playmatters #parentingtips

“Between 1996 and 2012 there was a significant rise in the percentage of teens who slept less than seven hours per night, with the greatest drop-off in sleep time occurring among 15-year-olds.” https://t.co/nKhuUne4ZS https://t.co/aM8fRkQKsB

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When Danielle Ellis and Sydney Prenatt were high school seniors, they learned about Title IX in government class — then started advocating for equal conditions for their softball field. @CNSmd https://t.co/yiCREmXIbS

"When a child is allowed to do absolutely as he pleases, it will not be long until nothing pleases him." ~Anonymous #parentingtips

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People will typically be more enthusiastic where they feel a sense of belonging and see themselves as part of a community than they will in a workplace in which each person is left to his own devices -@alfiekohn, #parenting

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As mask ordinances lift in schools, parents may be wondering if their kids, and teens in particular, will make the decision that’s right for them, or if they’ll be swayed one way because “everyone else is doing it." @hgse https://t.co/cCyLl2H6Mj

What are things your parents did that you hated, and will remember forever?

The mirror image of another recent post here. When I was growing up, my mother was quick to anger, and would accuse us kids of all sorts of stuff we didn’t do on purpose (being too slow, clumsy, curious, …). The anger mostly blew over quickly and she didn’t get physical, but I distinctly remember the sense of injustice that came with being on the receiving end of that anger. Mostly I had a genuinely good mom, who loved us, listened, was emotionally available and drew up and enforced rules where necessary. But I also had an abusive, narcissistic dad, who has skewed my judgement on ‘bad’ versus ‘good enough’ versus ‘great’ parenting somewhat. So beyond, ‘don’t be evil’, sometimes I feel like I don’t really know what type of mistakes I should absolutely try to avoid, and which ones are memorable but mostly harmless (like my mother’s hot flashes of anger / frustration amid lots of genuine love).

Teenage defiance. When nothing seems to help, a mindful parenting coach offers this perspective. #parentingtips https://t.co/KWppzyQpg0

"By better involving parents in mental health care, we may also improve outcomes for teens with mental health challenges." https://t.co/DQnbXCawsR via @ConversationEDU