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June 4, 2012

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Do You Sound Like an Adult or a Father?

Rabbi Manis Friedman | Posted June 4, 2012

Read More: Do You Sound Like a Father, Good Parenting, How To Be a Father, Parenting, Parenting Tips

There's a story told that the first Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman, would read from the Torah scroll for his congregation every Shabbat. During the week of Parshat Ki Tavo, the chapter which describes the terribly dire consequences of the Jews' misbehavior, the Rebbe was on one of his twice...

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5 Steps for Understanding What's Really Bugging Your Kids

Signe Whitson | Posted June 4, 2012

Read More: LSCI Training, Anger In Children, Anger-Management-Skills-For-Kids, Lsci, Parenting, Parenting Advice

Not long ago, my daughter, her best friend and I had a full day's worth of activity and adventure, enjoying carnival games at a local festival, eating bags of salty popcorn, running through icy cold fountains when the day's heat became too intense and following it all up with a...

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Health Care Coverage Tips for Young Adults

Claire Moshenberg | Posted June 4, 2012

Are you a young adult looking for health care or the parent of a young adult who's navigating the sometimes complicated world of tracking down coverage? We're taking a closer look at health coverage for young adults by breaking down:

• How to get started in your search for coverage

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What I Know About Being an Attachment Parent

Alanis Morissette | Posted June 4, 2012

Read More: Alanis Morissette, Dr. Jay Gordon, Jamie Lynne Grumet, Mayim Bialik, Attachment Parenting, Breastfeeding, Harville-Hendrix, Mom Enough, Time Breastfeeding, Time Breastfeeding Cover

Gotta love it when something meant to instigate, instigates. Especially when what it instigates is a conversation of such far-reaching socio-psychological and physiological proportions. Jamie Lynn Grumet, the mom featured on TIME magazine's cover breastfeeding her 3-year-old son, is this year's most controversial subject of a photograph by...

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The Tipping Point: A Jewish Mother Questions Circumcision

Mimi Hecht | Posted June 4, 2012

Read More: Jewish Circumcision, Jewish Mothers, Circumcision, Intactivism, Judaism, San Francisco Circumcision Ban

I was recovering in the hospital after the birth of my son when I learned that the American Academy of Pediatrics no longer endorsed routine neonatal circumcision. While my family buzzed excitedly with plans for the bris, a hospital pamphlet encouraged me to make "an
educated decision," presenting me...

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Boys and Playing Guns: Is it Inevitable?

Kristen Howerton | Posted June 4, 2012

Read More: Guns, Parenting, Parenting Boys, Raising Boys, Toys

I spend a lot of time pondering the disparity between the mom I thought I would be, and the mom I am. I was such a good mom before having kids. I had dreams of my children playing with quaint wooden toys, learning piano at a young age, and having...

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College Prep

Nancy Berk, Ph.D. | Posted June 4, 2012

Read More: Nancy Berk, College, College Prep, College Students, Graduation, Higher Education, Parenting, Shopping, Teenagers

Standardized testing is over. The final bar of Pomp and Circumstance has faded into a wonderful memory and the high school graduation cake has been served. But even if a bumper sticker with a university logo is already slapped on your SUV, college prep is far from over for parents...

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Letting Children Under 13 On Facebook Could Make Them Safer

Larry Magid | Posted June 4, 2012

Read More: Facebook Child Safety, Facebook Privacy, Facebook, Facebook Children Under 13, Facebook Kids

Two years ago -- long before there was much public discussion about Facebook admitting children under 13 -- I had the opportunity to interview Mark Zuckerberg. But, before I did, I asked a group of educators, Internet safety advocates and youth risk experts to suggest questions. Two experts suggested I...

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How To Organize Your Kids' Stuffed Animals So They Stop Taking Over

Stacey Platt and Sarah Hayon | Posted June 4, 2012

If your young stuffed animal aficionado has made it clear that population control is out of the question, try the following strategies for keeping furry friends corralled.

Flickr photo by Jess1820

Toy hammock. Hang it in a corner...

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Girls The HBO Series: A Candy Store of Sensitive Teen and Young Adult Issues

Barbara Greenberg | Posted June 4, 2012

Read More: Anxiety, Boyfriends, Dating, Depression, Family, Frienships, Girlfriends, Girls, Hbo, Infidelity, Media, Parenting, Sensuality, Sex, Sexting, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Stds, Stress, Television, Virginity

It's rare for me to get hooked on a TV show. In fact, I rarely watch TV, so I am amazed that I am absolutely addicted to the delightful new series, Girls. So far, I have watched all seven episodes more than once.

Girls is a show that revolves around...

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Biblical Parenting Lessons in Honor of Father's Day

Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld | Posted June 3, 2012

Read More: Father's Day, Judaism, Moses, Parenting, Scripture Commentary, Scripture Study

With Father's Day right around the corner, it is appropriate to offer some spiritual reflections on the role of a father and on a Jewish approach to parenting.

Referring to God as "Father" is commonplace in the Jewish liturgy. We say often "our Father in heaven" or "our Father our...

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Fears, Phobias and Foibles

Leda Natkin Nelis | Posted June 2, 2012

Read More: Asperger's Syndrome, Parenting, Phobias, Sensory Integration Dysfunction, Special Needs Children

My son, when he was eight years old, acquired quite suddenly a fear of developing countries. I don't know what prompted the onset of this phobia, but it was mortifyingly politically incorrect. At school, he refused to eat even a bite of his school lunch if seated next to his...

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How Do We Talk About Paganism?

Teo Bishop | Posted June 2, 2012

Read More: Convert To Paganism, Interfaith, Pagan, Pagan Conversion, Pagan Converts, Paganism, Talk About Paganism

I had a dream last night that I was trying to explain my Paganism to my father. He was patient, and open, and he behaved in the ideal ways that only a dream-father behaves. As I explained to him what Druid meant in a modern context, our relationship exploded into...

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Pre-Partum Blues: Why I'm A Little Sad About Having a Baby (Even Though I've Always Wanted To Be A Mom)

Faith Salie | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Invitro Fertilization, Ivf, Motherhood, Parents-Babies, Parents-Moms, Parents-Pregnancy

First off, let me make this clear: at 41, I am profoundly grateful that I am about to become a first-time mother. At nine months pregnant, I love my son already. This kid has been prayed for and paid for. He was a surprise to us, conceived naturally a month...

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Where Are Your Kids?

Eva Glettner | Posted June 1, 2012

Where are your kids?"

"In the backyard."

"You mean, you can't see them?"

We certainly don't live on acres of land out in the country, but at that particular moment, they were out of my sight. It's important that my children understand that I trust them to make responsible choices...

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Ugly Parents

Charlie Capen | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Abuse, Activism, Child Abuse, Corporal Punishment, Discipline, Hitting Kids, Howtobeadad, Parenting, Parenting Advice, Spanking

I can't believe I'm going to say this out loud...

There are too many ugly parents in the world.

Yes, this is judgmental. Yes, it's a horrible thing to say and I don't mean to single anyone out, but I'm tired of pretending they don't exist. Maybe

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5 Reasons 'My Kids Are My Whole Life' is a Stupid Thing to Say

Leslie Irish Evans | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Parenting Skills, Bad Parent, Bragging, Good Parent, Kids, Motherhood, Motherhood Advice, Overindulgent Parent, Parenting Advice, Parenting Philosophy, Selfless, Setting Limits

Here are five reasons you should think before you say, "my kids are my whole life."

1. It reinforces "mommy martyrdom"

Webster's defines a martyr as "a person who sacrifices something of great value and especially life itself for the sake of principle." "Mommy Martyrs No More" is my...

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The Depiction of Autism and Why it Matters

Ariane Zurcher | Posted June 1, 2012

We are inundated with disturbing imagery depicting autism in the media. Perhaps one of the most famous was a video made by a well-known organization several years ago. It was a montage of a number of parents expressing their distress and the difficulties they face while raising an autistic child....

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Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life

Penny Love Hoff | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Abdominal Exercises, Abs, Calisthenics, Core Fusion, Curl, Exercise, Flat Abs, Limiting-Self-Esteem-Beliefs, Self-Esteem

Okay, back to sit-ups.

My last entry about my mom muscles was a big hit but if I am honest, doesn't everything look better in hindsight? As Nora Ephron says, "Think of one of your body parts that you don't like and in ten years you will be nostalgic for...

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20 Parenting Questions

Etan Thomas | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Raising Kids, Answering-Kid-Questions, Funny Kid Questions, Kids And Facebook, Kids Asing Questions, Parenting, Parenting Questions

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1. The Sandusky case created a shock initially, then the media moved on to the next story but am I the only one who wants to make sure that this pervert spends the rest of his life behind bars? If we cannot as a...

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