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Parenting Questions

Etan Thomas | Posted 05.08.2012

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When is right time to teach kids all the bad words that they are eventually going to hear at school anyway? Is it better to teach them early so at least then they know what words not to say that will get them in trouble?

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Top 10 Qualities of a Good Mother

Christine Carter, PhD | Posted 05.07.2012

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Are you a great mama? Do you have a great mom? Are you married to one? At the very least, I know you know a great mother. Which of these qualities are your -- or her -- particular strengths?

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What Makes a Terrific Parent?

Alfie Kohn | Posted 04.23.2012

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That may sound obvious, but some parents use their children to meet their own emotional needs -- and seem unaware that they're doing so.

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Your Kids Need You To Put Your Marriage First

Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT | Posted 04.18.2012

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Good parenting sometimes means putting your marriage first.

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Motherhood and 'Self-Identity Theft'

Kristen Houghton | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Raising Children, Motherhood and Work, Good Parenting, Hilary Rosen Ann Romney, Stay-at-Home-Moms, Working Moms, Parents News

Motherhood should never be a case of "self-identity" theft. You need to make the right choices that will ensure a normal and respectful relationship between you and your children.

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How Can Wealthy Families Teach Their Children to Live Frugally?

Quora | Posted 04.10.2012

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This question originally appeared on Quora. By an Anonymous User of Quora We are fairly well off after a few good opportunities in Silicon Valley. ...

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Vive La France? Revolutions in Parenting

Sam Chaltain | Posted 05.22.2012

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Our well-intended quest for ever-higher achievement has bred a nation of helicopter parents and a generation of children with plenty of love and precious few limits.

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A Dog Smells Doubt and Fear, So Do Your Kids

David Code | Posted 04.11.2012

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Humans have forgotten we are animals, and children are like dogs--either you train them or they train you. We could learn more about parenting by watching The Dog Whisperer than by reading parenting books.

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"You Want Me to Wa?"

Miriam Novogrodsky | Posted 03.25.2012

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Last week I watched my 17-year-old stumped by the dishwasher and my 14-year-old wrestle sheets, unsure how to make them fit her mattress, and I vowed to get to the bottom of my over-mommying.

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Please, Don't Save for College

Jacoba Urist | Posted 03.25.2012

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Here are the four financial goals I believe every family should reach before they think about putting cash in their kiddo's college fund.

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Are You Letting Your Children Manipulate You?

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 03.20.2012

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Rachael is the young mother of Nathan, who just turned two. Rachael is a stay-at-home mother who works part-time at home and has the help of a houseke...

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Following a Child's Lead

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 02.28.2012

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Most people who choose to have children want to be good parents, and they have many questions about what would be best for their children.

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Being The Best Parent, And The Worst, At The Same Time

Patty Onderko | Posted 01.31.2012

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Most likely, I'm a middle-of-the-road parent, but what's the middle of the road when it's relative to the relative best and the relative worst?

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Kik Me Baby One More Time

Jane Buckingham | Posted 01.17.2012

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I am a fan of technology for my children, and I love their iTouches and that they can FaceTime with grandparents in England, discover new music, do educational games, and yes, even entertain themselves sometimes. But KIKing. Kiking is killing me.

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If My Child Doesn't Get Graded, How Will I Know I'm A Good Parent?

Lisa Belkin | Posted 02.01.2012

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The grades our children bring home are one of the few measures we get -- or so it can sometime seem -- of how we parents are doing. That explains why too many of us become too invested.

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The Secret to Good Parenting? Good Schools.

Peter Meyer | Posted 01.15.2012

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None of this is to say that parents don't make a difference in a student's life. Or that schools should pretend that it doesn't make a difference. It is to say that schools and parents have different responsibilities -- and we need to appreciate the differences.

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The Non-Perfect Parent

Rhiana Maidenberg | Posted 01.10.2012

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It is because I have vowed not to be the best, and began employing numerous parenting short-cuts (my two year old will often arrive at preschool still in her pajamas) that I am able to be the fun, loving, patient, and honest mother I am.

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Message Blockers: Why Your Children Don't Get Your Messages

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 12.04.2011

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Have you noticed that sometimes your children just need to hear a message once and they get it? And, frustratingly, you can send a message dozens upon dozens of times and it is as if they had never sent the message at all?

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How To Talk To Your Tween About Personal Hygiene

Rosalind Wiseman | Posted 11.27.2011

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Don't you remember how wonderful your kids smelled as babies? Well, they grow up -- and they smell. Here's how to painlessly teach them to keep their body odor in check.

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In Praise of Stepfamilies

Janice Van Dyck | Posted 10.11.2011

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Stepparents have bad reputations. Just ask Cinderella and Snow White. But from my arguably unenviable position of stepmother, I'd like to talk about the better side of stepfamilies.

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Let Your Kids Fail

Emily Bennington | Posted 10.07.2011

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I'm not a perfect parent by any stretch, but one of the things I'm most proud of is that my kids know that when they get in an argument with each other, there's one rule: Figure it out.

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Me? I Am Supposed To Teach My Girls About Boys?

Pamela Kripke | Posted 09.24.2011

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Some might say I could have waited until we were wheeled out of the operating room, but I began the conversation early. "Listen, there will be male people in the nursery," I warned, the moment her beanie-clad head hit my bosom. "Do not worry."

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How to Write an Article About Current Parenting Styles

Alfie Kohn | Posted 08.30.2011

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To maximize the chance of getting your article published, be careful to make exactly the same argument that shows up in every other article on the topic. It sounds like this: "Parents today refuse to set limits for their children."

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Can We Stop Using the Word "Tramp"?

Jennifer Cowie King | Posted 07.06.2011

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"Tramp" is a provocative 5 letter word. We must be careful how we use it. Whether in slander or owning it, the meaning is the same. A woman is either being devalued or is devaluing herself. And, that is a message that we don't want to give our daughters.

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Why Putting Your Kids First May Be Killing Your Marriage

Vicki Larson | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: David Code, Indulgences, Single Mothers, Good Parenting, Kate Winslet, Divorce, Shoshana Alexander, Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Single Parents, Sacrifice, Ayelet Waldman, Helicopter Parents, Needs, Divorce News

It wasn't too many years ago that parents believed children should be "seen and not heard." Now they've become the center of our universe. But these h...

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