My son wanted a dog, but I didn't. I helped him start a pet-sitting business instead.

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The author poses with her son and a cat.
The author's animal-loving son, now 20, started a pet-sitting business in 2014 and still keeps in touch with many of his clients today.

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We spend $30,000 a year on au pairs to help with our 4 boys. It's worth it.

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The Smylie family with their last au pair, Cami.

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I had an identity crisis after becoming a mom. Hiring a career coach helped.

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I'm a literacy specialist and a mom. One simple habit helps preschoolers build reading skills long before kindergarten.

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The author practices engaged reading with her son.

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Ivy League admission decisions have been released. As a college admissions expert, here's what surprised me most.

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This year's Ivy Day was highly competitive.

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'Let your kids be bored' is bad advice. Here's how I got my 10-year-old daughter off screens — without the tears.

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Michaeleen Doucleff reduced her daughter's screen time by teaching her to bike, bake cookies, and make crafts instead.

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My husband died 10 years ago. I just gave birth to our daughter at 49.

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Laura Orrico with her baby girl, Aviana, at 2 months old.

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I'm a millionaire who sells ranches to billionaires. I still can't afford one for my kids.

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Jeff Buerger is teaching his kids what he learned as a kid.

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My daughter committed to a college, and I paid deposits for her housing and orientation. Then she changed her mind.

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The author said her daughter committed to a college, then changed her mind near the end of her senior year of high school.

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I'm a first-generation Chinese American mom living in LA. A 2-month trip to China made me question where to raise my daughter.

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Mother and daughter are sitting on a plane.
Grace Cong Sui enrolled her daughter in a local kindergarten during her two-month stay in China.

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