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Behavior and discipline
Bickering! Lying! Tantrums! If you're not living it yet - give it time. Sooner or later even the best parent needs a little advice for wrangling those wee ones. Getcher expert advice here! |
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It could be a text message that starts a rumor. Or maybe a name — “You’re gay” — yelled across a soccer field. Or an unwanted touch as two students pass in the hallway. Around the time the news was covering sexual harassment allegations against then-candidate Herman Cain, a lesser-known but importa
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Attend a crowded party, noisy and in full swing, and you’ll find that some guests are completely in their element, while others are mentally mapping their escape route. They’d prefer a quiet café and some good historical fiction. Dr. Marti Olsen Laney, a Portland psychotherapist, explains these per
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Your preschooler is playing with another child. Suddenly, the other kid snatches your child’s toy and pushes him to the ground. How would your child react? Experts report that the way kids react to bullying matters — and may set the tone for future bullying episodes. University of Illinois profess
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. My 2-year-old is having a very tough time with transitions — or should I say, I'm having a tough time with how my 2-year-old handles transitions — putting on clothes, diaper changes, leaving home, returning home. I know it's never easy, and I practice many of the strategies you read about, but
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As parents, we want to raise respectful kids who can make their way in the world. Unfortunately, we are sometimes relying on older parenting models and are frustrated when they don’t work. There are three basic discipline styles: 1. Authoritarian. There are rules and punishments. Children are not
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Getting kids to do chores can seem like a chore in itself. If they don’t refuse, they moan and groan. If they don’t moan and groan, they drag their feet. If they don’t drag their feet, they do a sloppy job. It’s enough to convince parents they’re better off scrubbing the tub, mowing the lawn or loa
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We’d all like our children to strive for excellence. After all, don’t we want them to be the best they can be? To go for the gold? To shine? For most kids, those lofty goals are simply, well, lofty goals. But some children see things just a bit differently. They take that drive for excellence and t
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My 3-year-old looks up from a bite of sushi. He looks nervously out the restaurant window at the encroaching darkness. Then he looks down at his plate, at his favorite food, which he hasn’t finished eating. He looks back at the window. Even though he hasn’t said anything, I know what’s going on.
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