10 things every mom should know

POSTED: 10:09 AM PDT Aug 09, 2012 UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT May 09, 2013

Mother's Day is coming up. And while motherhood can be a game of trial and error, here are 10 hard and fast rules that can minimize stress.

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3. Let Dad parent too—Valerie Davis Raskin, M.D., a Chicago-based psychiatrist and author of a book about motherhood says, "Kids want to be loved in different ways, and to experience different aspects of love. As long as Dad's ways aren't dangerous, it's a good idea to let it go."

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