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Parenting
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Are we there yet?” takes on a whole new meaning when “family trip” means traveling with your kids and your parents. Sure, you figure that catering to the kids’ requests and, let’s face it, their demands, would be enough of a challenge. But how do you deal with your dad’s habits (vanilla extra-foam
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Parenting an only child comes with plenty of perks. Just ask Hope Austin of Mountlake Terrace. She has plenty of time and energy to play with her 3-year-old daughter, Grace; she isn’t drowning in child care expenses; and she knows Grace will enjoy extras, like more money for college. But that doesn
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As children become adults, they will undoubtedly have to deal with the death of someone close. It may be a teacher, a friend's parent, someone in their own family, or even a friend. Though teens may seem mature enough to handle death, they often have a difficult time processing it, especially if t
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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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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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Molly and Justin Sousley of Ballard were caught off guard when their 6-year-old daughter, Jillian, suddenly displayed some unwelcome traits: cheating, fibbing and poor sportsmanship. During family game nights, Jillian would regularly alter the game’s rules to give herself an edge and throw a fit if
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