Popular Speeches How to Lose the Guilt and Make the Most of Parenthood How to say No (When you can afford to say Yes) More Topics... Ann Pleshette Murphy is Good Morning America's parenting correspondent. Some of her recent stories... Divorce Solutions Sleepless in America Boys with Eating Disorders Intergenerational Daycare/Sandwich Generation	Help from Ann My best friend's parenting style is very different from mine. I'm just not interested in sex. My kids make excuses when I ask them to do something. My 11-year-old won't let me hug or kiss him. Bedtime becomes a battle every night. I'm jealous of my first grader's teacher.	The 7 Stages of Motherhood Stage 1 Altered States: Pregnancy, Birth, and the Fourth Trimester Stage 2 Finding Your Footing, Finding Yourself:Months Four Through Twelve Stage 3 Letting Go:The Toddler Years, One and Two Stage 4 Trying to Do It All:The Preschool Years, Three to Six Stage 5 Reading the Compass to God Knows Where:Years Six to Ten Stage 6 Living in the Gray Zone:The Preteen Years, Ten to Thirteen Stage 7 It Gets Easier and Then They Leave:The Teen Years, Thirteen to Eighteen
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