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Parenting

Get physical activity while watching kids

Moving more during your day

Some hardworking dads in EA

Men really can be capable parents

Parenting dilemmas I haven’t figured out: “Help” with household tasks

When to have kids help with tasks that they’ll slow down?

Dividing responsibilities at home

Borrow from project managers, and explicitly assign areas of responsibility.

Don’t make kids miserable about the news

Moving away from despair

Mutually exclusive parenting advice

When methods point in opposite directions

Advice for getting along with your kids

Lessons learned from the first 10 years

It’s useful when either parent can handle things

When you can both fully take care of the kids, you have more options.

Investing in boundaries with young kids

Putting in some work to get the behavior you want

How much to coerce children?

What’s “for their own good”?

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