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Hillary Frank
Hillary Frank is the creator of the
Longest Shortest Time
podcast and author of
Weird Parenting Wins: Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches.
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Parenting Looks Nothing Like What the Experts Say
Everyone’s winging it, but that’s not a bad thing.
Hillary Frank
January 18, 2019