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How To Deal With Teacher Trouble

04.19.2012

Dear Susan, My daughter complains that her teacher hates her and that she is always getting angry and yelling, but my neighbor's daughter...

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What To Do When Your Child Feels Neglected

04.12.2012

Dear Susan, Our five-year old son loves his baby sister, but yesterday he told me that he thinks we love her more than him. We told him...

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9 Steps To Stress-Free Parenting

04. 4.2012

Dear Susan, I have 2 kids -- 6 1/2 and 5 years old. My husband works long hours and I am alone with them most of the time. It seems like...

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'My Son Refuses To Play Team Sports'

03. 9.2012

Dear Susan, I want my son to play team sports like I did so he will develop self esteem, but he doesn't want to. He played basketball...

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7 Ways To Get Your Kid To Eat

Jenny Rosenstrach 03. 7.2012

I like to think things are not so bad at our collective family tables that we need to assume, as this note did, that all children fall...

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How To Help Your Teen Cope With Depression

03. 2.2012

Dear Susan, My daughter seems quite depressed. She takes it out in ways like being lazy, not wanting to do anything... sits in her room......

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10 Ways To Make Your Child Miserable

Sarah Maizes 02.29.2012

The best parenting advice I ever got was from a cousin who had two sets of twins. Upon the birth of my first child said "Heed my words:...

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'Bizarre Foods' Producer On Getting Kids To Eat Adventurously

Jessica Samakow 02.27.2012

Stinky tofu, snake bile, lamb kidneys ... you name it, Andrew Zimmern's tried it all. With enthusiasm. Chef and host of "Bizarre Foods,"...

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How To (Peacefully) Get Your Kids Out The Door

02.27.2012

Dear Susan, I have battles every morning with my strong-willed eight-year-old twins. I have to deal with one argument after another, fighting...

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Project Yes

Devon Corneal 02.20.2012

I was curious to see what a day would look like if it was driven by what Little Dude wanted, instead of what I would allow.

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How To Get Your Kids To Do What You Ask (Without Starting World War III)

02.17.2012

Dear Susan, I am just plain worn out over getting my six-year old to do the simplest things like brushing her teeth or putting on her...

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Italian Lessons: How to Take Kids to a Restaurant

Charity Curley Mathews 02.17.2012

Say what you will about French parenting but when it comes to food and family around a table, no one does it better, or enjoys it more,...

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From Generation X to Generation Me

Rhiana Maidenberg 02.15.2012

In contrast to our upbringing, we resolved to be a more constant presence in our children's lives. The problem is that these children are...

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For Happy Couples (And Happy Kids) … Love Comes In Second Place

Harvey Karp 02.13.2012

Passion is a powerful ingredient for keeping your romance vibrant, but let's also use Valentine's Day to remind us that respect is the...

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