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Everything You Need to Know About Egg Donation – The Controversial Way That Young Women Can Make Thousands of Dollars
Egg donation has been around for decades, but it's still controversial. The INSIDER Summary: Young, healthy women can make thousands by donating their eggs to infertile couples. Some doctors say the process is generally safe. Critics, however, worry there...
The “You’re Not My Real Mother” Card
All children get mad at their parents—or at least they do if their parents are doing a good job of parenting, which should include saying “no” on occasion. Some adopted kids have been known to throw down the “You’re Not My REAL Mom” card on occasion. From...
How to Explain Your Same-Sex Family to Other Kids
If you're part of a same-sex parenting team, your child might have friends who are unfamiliar with gay parents. Here's how to prep your little one for curious kids' questions. When other children ask yours why she has two dads or two moms, it can be easy...
5 Things The Kids Will Always Remember
So many times, we, as parents, put our time and effort into teaching kids to follow the rules, etc… but we miss these huge opportunities of just encouragement. We miss opportunities to let our kids SEE what they should be doing. (teach by example). That...
10 Father’s Day Crafts for Kids
These Superhero cards are perfect to make for Dad for Father’s Day! You can write, “You’re my Super Dad” inside. Click the link to see a video tutorial on how they are made. 2. This Papa Bear card is so cute! Perfect if you call Dad “Papa Bear” or “Daddy...
8 Tips for Supporting a Friend through Infertility
Supporting a friend through infertility is not easy but crucial. It is surprising that many people never know that their friend or family member is struggling with infertility. Sadly, it just seems to be that we don’t talk about openly about infertility....
How To Choose A Surrogate
Choosing your surrogate is an incredibly important decision, so how to choose a surrogate that’s right for you? Of course you’ll seek out someone who is healthy, fit, and a great mother already. But a lot more than that should go into finding your ideal...
10 Activities to Help Children Develop a Positive Attitude
“You are what you think.” This saying has become extremely important to me since becoming a parent as I have realized the huge impact I have on shaping my children’s perspectives on their own selves, and life in general. The words I say to them, the confidence I help...
When Infertility Strikes the Family: Helping The System Cope
Although infertility is widely acknowledged as a crisis for individuals and couples, it is less recognized as a trauma that impacts their families. Yet, involuntary childlessness is an inter-generational crisis that has the ability to strain, even damage,...
9 Tips to Deal with Surrogacy Shaming
Suggestions on how to interact with the people in your life who don’t agree with your decision to become a surrogate. Imagine you’re attending a party, either at work, your home, or at a relative’s house, and you’re having a wonderful time. Then, you make...