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Zero Ziplocs: How to Pack a Waste-Free Lunch For Your Kids

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Drink pouches and plastic forks are so passe. This year, discover the art of packing the waste-free lunch. It's good for the earth and your wallet.
Giving Birth

Creative Ways to Reveal Your Baby’s Gender

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If you plan to find out if you've got a boy or girl on the way, share the exciting news with loved ones using one of these gender reveal ideas.
Advice

The Waste-Free Lunch Checklist for Parents

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Get tips on packing your child a Zero Waste Lunch to take to school. Use this checklist to make sure you're on track.
Tweens & Teens

Why Do Teens Take Risks?

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A professor of psychiatry weighs in on why teenagers take risks and what causes risky behavior in teens.
Advice

The Ups and Downs of Work at Home Moms

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More moms are earning a living right from home, doing work while always being there for their kids. Is being a work-at-home mom the best of both worlds?
Advice

Mindfulness Tips for Moms

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Looking to keep balance? Here, Michigan therapist and mom Donna Rockwell shares three realistic mindfulness tips for moms.
Advice

Imaginary Friends: The Benefits of Your Kid’s Scapegoat, Confidant and Alter Ego

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By and large, pretend pals can be a means to help children explore boundaries, new situations and more. Here's how they're useful and what parents can do about them.
Tutors + Classes

Creative Arts for Kids: Ways to Encourage Creativity

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There are ways to encourage creativity in your child. Learn about art activities for kids, like photography and painting, from southeast Michigan experts.
Advice

10 Ways to Ban the Word Bossy

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Avoid using this label and be more conscious of what you call your daughter. We've got some ways to start banning the word bossy from your vocabulary!
At Home

Strawberry Freezer Jam Recipe

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Need a yummy gift to give to friends and family? Try this recipe from the kitchen of Metro Parent contributing writer Wensdy Von Buskirk.
Advice

Qualities of a 'Good Guy'

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What should you be teaching your son so he grows up to be a good man? Here are seven hallmarks of a 'good guy.'
Advice

Raising a Good Guy

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Gone are the days when a man was expected to carry a woman across a puddle. But that doesn't mean that there aren't rules for a modern-day man.
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