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Parents’ Panel: The Most Valuable Parenting Advice They Received

Here are some of the things they told us.

• You can't take good care of your child if you don't take good care of yourself.
• Choose your battles.
• Enjoy your children at each and every stage of their lives.
• When raising your children (after your safety concerns are addressed), your primary goal should be to teach them to be a good people when they are older.
• When your children get gum in their hair . . . use peanut butter to get it out. Simply rub a small amount directly onto the gum and then wash out the peanut butter AND the gum.
• It's okay not to have all the answers. What's important is knowing how to find the answers.