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Your Best Parenting Advice: From Meddling Parents To Poop Management

We asked NPR readers to share what they wished they'd known before becoming parents. More than 1,000 moms and dads sent in their stories.
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What do you wish you'd known before becoming a parent?

In May, we asked our audience this question at the start of How To Raise A Human, our month-long special series on how to make parenting easier.

More than 1,000 moms and dads opened up about the struggles and joys of raising children of all ages, from babies to adults, on NPR's Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts.

A mom shares what she's learned about parenthood from on a baby onesie.

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