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Camping with Kids: A Non-Primer

by Reid Doughten September 22, 2017October 19, 2022

Reid Doughten revises his simple equation for combining camping with parenting toddlers.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction

Camping with Kids: A Non-Primer

by Reid Doughten September 22, 2017October 19, 2022

Reid Doughten revises his simple equation for combining camping with parenting toddlers.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

My Bad Parenting Advice Addiction

by Longreads May 12, 2017October 19, 2022

When her son was born, Emily Gould read 25 books about babies and sleep, but wound up only more confused.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Story

The Boom Boom Song

by Richard Gilbert May 3, 2017October 19, 2022

A toddler teaches her grandfather about the deep emotional structure of babies and adults, the perfect yoga pose for a complete meltdown, and the imperative to boogie.

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