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Brittany Kooienga

This writer has been brought to you today by copious amounts of caffeine and dry shampoo. Between raising two very active kiddos and two even more active beagles with her husband in Kingston, MA; Brittany has learned to take each hour as it comes. Not easy for a self-confessed Type A over planner. After earning her bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Suffolk University, she spent a few years in the marketing world before returning to school to earn a post-baccalaureate degree in Health Education. One month after completing her coursework, she and her husband welcomed their first child and she has been the primary caregiver for her children ever since. When she isn’t chasing kids or dogs, Brittany can be found in her home office where she works as an Operational Management Consultant, or in the kitchen coming up with new recipes her kids will actually want to eat. You can follow her kitchen adventures on Instagram at @thekidsateittoo.
mother and daughter on park bench holding ice cream cones (how to teach accountability and honesty to kids)

Teaching Kids Accountability in a World That Doesn’t Value It

We tell our kids to do the right thing, even when it’s hard. We remind them to be honest, to own up to their mistakes, …

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BMI in Massachusetts schools

The BMI Is Trash, and It’s Time Massachusetts Schools Realized It

When I saw an email from the school nurse, I figured it was the usual heads up that some new virus was about to make …

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woman with serious expression holding baby on her lap (mothers mental health SSRIs)

Threatening Access to SSRIs Is Another Attack on Mothers

My daughter was 4 months old the first time my doctor suggested anti-anxiety medication to me. I viewed it as a personal failing on my …

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mother carrying son and daughter as they play in the park (parenting styles)

What If We Just Called It Parenting?

Parenting used to be simple — or so I’ve heard from the elders. The legend goes that once upon a time, parents simply did their …

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girl cutting out paper heart for class valentines at school

Let’s Ditch the Class Valentines Once and For All

It’s the same cruel trick every winter. I spend all of January complaining that the month has roughly 472 days, and then — seemingly out …

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mother sitting on bed with teenage daughter (being friends with my kids)

I Don’t Want to Be Friends With My Kids

While watching an interview between Melinda French Gates and Michelle Obama, I had one of those parenting “revelations” — an idea that has stayed with …

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Mayor Michelle Wu family with new baby (parental leave)

Leave Mayor Wu (and All the Other Working Moms) Alone

On Monday, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu welcomed her third child. Congratulations to Mayor Wu and her family! That’s where the public response to a baby …

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group of kids sit in a row on a windowsill staring at smartphones (Wait Until 8th, delaying technology for kids and smartphones)

Kids and Smartphones :: Delaying Technology Use Is Easier When We Do It Together

On the first day back at school after the holiday break, my daughter came home in what can only be described as a pre-teen mood. …

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sad teen sitting on a bed holding a phone (teenager stress)

The Teens Are Stressed and They’re Burning Out — and the Adults Aren’t Helping

Parents are stressed to the point of crisis. Over the summer the surgeon general issued an advisory on parental stress in the United States highlighting …

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