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Mothers’ thoughtful expressions: What is the best parenting advice you would offer another mom? The experience of being a mom can be challenging, exhausting, rewarding, and inspirational.	Mothers’ thoughtful expressions: What do you cherish most about being a mom? Being a mom is like being a gardener -- it’s hard labor that gets accomplished regardless of the conditions. It is the kind of work that requires fortitude, dedication, and an abundance of patience.
AP Month Photo Contest 2017 Announcing the theme of AP Month 2017 -- "Word Power: Communicating for Connection" -- and inviting your photo submissions on this theme.	Smartphones and parenting This week, May 1-7, is Screen-Free Week -- an annual observance founded by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. Plan to unplug from digital entertainment this week and instead connect with your family. Need more inspiration?
Core beliefs and parenting Today, April 30, is SpankOut Day -- an annual observance founded by the Center for Effective Discipline, working to eliminate physical punishment of children and to promote nonviolent discipline.	Understanding sensory processing difficulties in our children Many families discover Attachment Parenting in their quest for how to raise their "spirited" children. All children, evident from birth on, have their own unique temperament.
Editor's pick: How your childhood shaped your adult personality Parenting education needs a boost in national politics and policymaking discussions. The effects of growing up feeling unloved has become a public health crisis.	What about boys and Attachment Parenting? People often fear that if boys are nurtured too much, it somehow warps their personalities and makes them too dependent and too sensitive. What does this mean when it comes to Attachment Parenting with our sons?
Understanding Shame, part 4: Growing up shame-based Shame is experienced as a passing emotion in almost everybody. It exists to tell us that we are at risk of losing important social relationships, or that we might be thrown out of our group.	CPSC Approves New Safety Standard for Sling Carriers Here is an overview of the new safety standards for sling carriers, issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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