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HelpingYour Son or Daughter Select a College? Use The Genius of Their Instinct, Not a College Advisor!

Dr. Hendrie Weisinger | Posted 06.18.2009 | Living

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Dr. Hendrie Weisinger

The best school a college bound student can get into is not necessarily the right school. Shelter-seeking tells you to help your son or daughter pick the right school.

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How Many More Bites Before Dessert?

Donna Fish | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Treats, Childhood Nutrition, Limit Setting, Dessert, Self-Regulation, Healthy Eating, Parenting Tips, Eating, Parenting, Living News
Donna Fish

Every family has their own value system and comfort level with sugar. Figure out your comfort level and consider whether you need to be a bit more flexible, or perhaps more limit setting.

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10 Steps To Outsmart Sibling Rivalry

beliefnet.com | Posted 05.02.2009 | Living

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Not so very long ago, my daughter's passions included her Elmo doll, her art projects, and an unfortunate activity she referred to as "the buzz." With...

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An Emotional Stimulus Plan: Invest in Your Family and It Will Pay Big Dividends

Jamie Woolf | Posted 04.13.2009 | Living

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Jamie Woolf

Investing in your family is like adding to your bank account: it builds emotional reserves your children can draw from for years to come.

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Let's Not Worry So Much About What Our Kids Eat

Lenore Skenazy | Posted 04.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Processed Food, Diets, Parenting Tips, Orthorexics, Organic-Foods, Parenting, Organic Food, Kids, Dieting, Food, Eating, Carbohydrates, Parenting Advice, Dr. Atkins, Living News
Lenore Skenazy

The truth is: A kid can eat a standard-issue hot dog without it throwing his whole life off balance. An unwashed grape is not a crime against humanity.

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Teach Your Children Well

Stephen Josephson | Posted 03.21.2009 | Living

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Stephen Josephson

We need to train our kids to be producers not consumers by reminding them the difference between who you are and what you have.

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Passing on the Pacifier

Heather Cabot | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Paci, The Well Mom, Heather Cabot, Well Mom, Binky, Pacifier, Parenting Tips, Children, Raising Children, Parenting, Babies, Mothering Advice, Mothers, Vaccines, Kids, Mothering, Doctors, Moms, Parenting Advice, Parents, Living News
Heather Cabot

I was the one who wasn't ready to let Paci go. Finally reaching the milestone felt really big. It was something so mundane and yet, it weighed on me.

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The Baby and the Bathwater

Meredith Lopez | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Parenting, Babies, Childcare, Parenting Tips, Kids, Hot Baths, Bathing, Boys, Parenting Advice, Parents, Living News
Meredith Lopez

I started giving him a bath every other day, because he has copious neck folds that are taking over his body and no amount of "a quick clean with a washcloth" does the trick.

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Making Our Own Mistakes

Michelle Renee | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living

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Michelle Renee

The simple truth is what we label as our own mistakes are really just choices that have led us to this moment in time.

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Want Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies? Tell Them to Eat Their Barack-O-lli and It Just Might Work!

Donna Fish | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Picky Eaters, President's Popularity, Childhood Nutrition, Barack Obama, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Youth Vote, Parenting Tips, Children, Parenting, Healthy Eating Habits, Kids and Healthy Eating, Mothers, New York City, Obama Youth Voters, Vitamins, Fruit, Obama Youth Vote, Kids, Vegetables, Food, Minerals, Moms, Parenting Advice, Living News
Donna Fish

Console yourself that you're amongst the millions of other parents who can't get their kids to eat vegetables. I haven't heard of one case of scurvy reported lately, have you?

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Change and the Dream: Teaching Our Children About Non-Violent Living

Terry Real | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living

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Terry Real

It is in everyone's interest -- the victim, the bully and the bystander -- to create a safe environment in which respect for one another is not just a voluntary matter but a baseline norm that we insist upon.

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Daddy Diaries: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Anchorman

Rob Morrison | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Parenting and Television, New Years Resolution, Children's Television, Stay-at-Home Dad, Stay-at-Home Parent, Parenting Tips, Anxiety, Parenting Advice, Children and Television, Living News
Rob Morrison

My new "stay-at-home" status has brought me face to face with children's television like never before and I've developed a visceral disdain for it. The voices! The music!

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Ten Ways to Find Your Children More Likeable (And to Be More Likeable to Your Children)

Sarah Trillin | Posted 01.19.2009 | Living

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Sarah Trillin

My office is filling up once again with parents complaining about what awful children they have. So many parents feel that their children are rude, lazy, high maintenance, and just not very much fun to be around.

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Kick in the Tush Club: The Family "Fat" (Not Like The Family Jewels)

Janice Taylor | Posted 12.14.2008 | Living

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Janice Taylor

We teach by example. You can tell your kids till you are blue in the face that they should not eat junk but if you are imparting this wisdom with a bag of Cheetos in one hand... good luck!

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The Littlest Sex Educator

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living

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Dr. Logan Levkoff

In light of our hyper-sexualized culture, we often turn to other sources to teach our children about sex. Sometimes we avoid the conversations. But having information is empowering.

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Some Halloween Costumes Are Inappropriate for Kids, But Hollywood Didn't Get the Memo

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 11.27.2008 | Entertainment

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Joel Schwartzberg

A while back, my kids and I attended my town's annual Halloween Parade and Costume Contest. I was the Cat in the Hat, my son was Sam I Am, and my girl...

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6 Food Mistakes Parents Make

New York Times | Tara Parker-Pope | Posted 10.16.2008 | Living

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Harriet Worobey, a childhood nutrition instructor, knows firsthand that children can be picky eaters, but even she was surprised by a preschooler las...

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10 Terrible Parenting Tips

DivineCaroline.com | Patti Ghezzi | Posted 10.10.2008 | Living

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Every new parent gets a few copies of Goodnight Moon, gobs of bibs and blankets, and loads of advice: You have to nurse ... breast is best. Don't both...

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"Off The Bus": Inside A Parent's Head on the First Day of School

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 10.04.2008 | Living

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Joel Schwartzberg

The night before the first day of school was always the longest night of my life. I'd lie wide awake for hours, wondering about my locker location, ...

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The Bliss Myth: Cut the Crap, Mommies

Galt Niederhoffer | Posted 07.24.2008 | Living

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Galt Niederhoffer

After four years of motherhood, I finally know the truth: mothers of young children are not in a state of bliss

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A Guided Meditation for Kids Who Aren't Feeling Well

Kay Goldstein | Posted 06.26.2008 | Living

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Kay Goldstein

Recently, I had an opportunity to teach an introductory meditation class to a small group of pediatric nursing students. After the class, I had a lot...

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The World's Worst Mom?

Times Of London | Lenore Skenazy | Posted 06.17.2008 | Living

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Out of the blue, I've become a lightning rod in the parenting wars. Mention my story and millions of people not only know about it, they have a very s...

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5 Ways To Simplify Your Family Life

cnn.com | Elizabeth Soutter Schwarzer | Posted 06.14.2008 | Living

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If there's one universal truth in becoming a parent -- and there may be only one universal truth in becoming a parent -- it's that life instantly beco...

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Why Child's Play Is So Important

The New York Times | Robin Marantz Henig | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: The Daring Book for Girls, Parenting Tips, The Dangerous Book for Boys, Parenting Advice, Child's Play, Living News

This is part of a larger conversation Americans are having about play. Parents bobble between a nostalgia-infused yearning for their children to play ...

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