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The Oct 01–07 Round-up [correction]
The Oct 01–07 Round-up [correction]
September 30, 2026
Shining a Light After a few particularly confrontational diaper changes when my daughter was very young, I realized I can't do things to her. I must do...

The Oct 01–07 Round-up
The Oct 01–07 Round-up
September 30, 2026
Shining a Light After a few particularly confrontational diaper changes when my daughter was very young, I realized I can't do things to her. I must do...

The Sept 24–30 Round-up
The Sept 24–30 Round-up
September 23, 2026
Shining a Light There I was, singing a song to my toddler, thinking she was finally drifting off to sleep in her crib, when I heard a loud rip. I walked over...

The Sept 17–23 Round-up
The Sept 17–23 Round-up
September 16, 2026
Shining a Light The more parenting books I read, the more I realize there are few things we shouldn’t do, and lots of things we can do. — Anonymous,...

The Sept 10–16 Round-up
The Sept 10–16 Round-up
September 9, 2026
Announcing Folkhouse! This week, we're excited to share our vision for Folkhouse with the launch of our website: folkhousevt.com Part cafe, part bar, part...

The Sept 03–09 Round-up
The Sept 03–09 Round-up
September 2, 2026
Shining a Light Sometimes, when she's falling asleep I hear her quietly singing "...E-I-E-I-O" to herself. — Anonymous, Burlington, VT Are you caring for a...

The Aug 27–Sept 2 Round-up
The Aug 27–Sept 2 Round-up
August 26, 2026
Shining a Light I love toddler logic, even when it makes no sense (yet makes total sense?). Sometimes they open their mouth and it's the most logical view of...

The August 20–26 Round-up
The August 20–26 Round-up
August 19, 2026
Shining a Light When we got the good news, my partner shocked our alarmingly perceptive toddler by declaring "we’re having another baby!" within earshot. She...

The Aug 13–19 Round-up
The Aug 13–19 Round-up
August 12, 2026
Shining a Light You know it's summer when your dinner negotiations boil down to telling your toddler they must eat their french fries if they want ice cream,...

The Aug 6–12 Round-up
The Aug 6–12 Round-up
August 5, 2026
Shining a Light “I was so mad I could’ve shaked them”. These were not the words I expected to hear at my first Dad Guild meeting, but they’re what have...

The July 30–Aug 5 Round-up
The July 30–Aug 5 Round-up
July 29, 2026
Shining a Light I was laying in bed reading a story to my daughter when I caught a glimpse of her putting something in her mouth. A little concerned, I...

The July 23–29 Round-up
The July 23–29 Round-up
July 22, 2026
Shining a Light Watching my toddler play with toys in the bath makes me realize everything I need to be happy is right here in front of me. I just gotta see...

The July 16–22 Round-up
The July 16–22 Round-up
July 15, 2026
Shining a Light Neither my husband nor I spent much time with kids before having our daughter. Our first big excursion with her was apple picking when she...

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