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Back to School: Getting Organized for a Successful Start
As the lazy days of summer wind down and back-to-school sales start popping up, parents are bracing for the fall onslaught of homework, soccer practice, scout meetings, art classes, chess tournaments, religious or cultural activities and more. And while opportunities abound to enrich children’s live
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How to Handle Your Stubborn Preschooler
Does your preschool child refuse to wear anything but the color blue? Does she pitch a fit when it’s time to leave the house? Does she refuse to sit in her car seat because her dress feels funny? If you help her change her dress, do her socks now feel uncomfortable, requiring new socks? Will she ref
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Helping Your Child Adjust to a New Sibling
You’re adding to your family. Congratulations! You’ve survived and even thrived as a parent so far, but what happens when you go from expert parent of one to fledgling parent of two? How will your children get along? There’s no way to know. How your toddler treats your baby depends on the child. D
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How to Talk to Young Kids About Sex
You would think we’d have it down by now. We diligently, responsibly, even meticulously educate our kids about letters, numbers, empathy and compassion. We teach them how to swim, ride a bicycle, deal with bullies and avoid strangers. But when it comes to teaching our kids — especially our littlest
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The Challenges and Rewards of Stepparenting a Teen
“You’re not my real parent!” Something that every stepparent dreads hearing. Words are powerful and may even make you question your worth and effectiveness as a parent. Take comfort, you’re not alone in this battle and to a large extent, statements like this are a normal by-product of adolescence.
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The Wrong Crowd: When Your Child's Friends Are A Bad Influence
What is the “wrong crowd” exactly? Are these the kids with potty mouths, bad grades or a touch of a wild side? Do they have permissive parents, delinquent siblings or pierced ears? Are you hearing gossip about loose morals, or do you have concrete information about serious infractions? Let’s face i
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Thumb Sucking: Helping Your Child Break the Habit
You adored watching your baby fall asleep each night — those sweet, sleepy sighs, her thumb tucked gently into the comforting nook of her mouth. But now that she’s walking, talking and growing into a preschooler, the thumb sucking has passed “cute” and headed straight toward “worrisome.” You’re pic
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The tao of two: Tiger mom v.s. ancient sage
“Time to get in the car,” I say encouragingly to my two year old son as we’re heading down the driveway. After a visit to his grandparents, it’s late for his nap and we need to get home. He stops to pick up a stick – “I found an edger!” he says, and he heads toward the grass to play. “Let’s go see M
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