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How Do You Rest as a Parent

Take turns with your partner. Get enough sleep when you need it. Go to bed earlier. Get a nanny if you can afford it, have grandparents help out. Get all the help you can get, you would need it. If you have friend who have children just like you, swap playdates. It is easier to take care of a group of children when they can play together.

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Galen Ward. How to Raise Girls in a Male Dominated World of Tech Entrepreneurship. ·

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