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Friday, April 26, 2019

On Parenting: Advice from Meghan Leahy on chores, sibling conflict and following your intuition

Happy Friday to you all! What fun plans do you have for the weekend? Ours include no less than three baseball games and a science competition. (Hello KidWind. Have you heard of it? I hadn't, and I'll be interested to see how this turns out.)

Today at On Parenting, we share a couple questions Meghan Leahy answered in her online chat here on Wednesday. Did you know you can pop in and ask her your parenting questions every other week, and she'll try to get to them live? This week, she was asked how young is too young for chores, and how to set up a system that works. She also answered a question about a 3-year-old who is frustrated with a 10-month-old sibling who grabs toys and does all the things a baby does. Check out the rest of her chat here, and submit questions for her next one here.

We also have a piece about raising a black son to understand what he's up against, how it stings when a child favors one parent over another and much more. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter, and if you want to discuss parenting and work, join our private discussion group here.

Finally, Mother's Day is May 12. We're asking people to "Define Motherhood" in just 75-100 words. Have something to say? Send it to us by April 29 at onparenting@washpost.com. We'll run our favorites May 8.

Here's hoping you have a restful weekend full of cuddles, good conversation and some room to breathe.

As always, thanks for reading!

Amy Joyce, On Parenting

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