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Sleep Tips: Making Sure Your Child Gets A Good Night's Rest

realsimple.com | Teri Cettina | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Routine, Kids, Children, Discipline, Insomnia, Parenting, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Disorders, Sleep, Exhaustion, Parents, Living News

Your child can't sleep? Put bedtime bugaboos--and your kids--to rest with these expert solutions....

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Familese

Tess Ghilaga | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: The KidDictionary, Kids, Parents, Family, Eric Ruhalter, Living News
Tess Ghilaga

My husband's 'college friend' has turned his wit to good use and became an author of a dictionary-style handbook filled with witty expressions they can use to describe their children's lives and behavior.

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10 Tips for Discovering Your Child's Strengths

Jenifer Fox | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Strenghts-Based, Education, Parenting Tips, Child Psychology, Children, Talents, Strengths Movement, Strengths, Positive Psychology, Children's Health, Parents, Living News
Jenifer Fox

5. Listen to children. They know their strengths better than anyone. But in order to listen effectively, you must ask a lot of questions.

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Chasing News and Nostalgia All the Way Home

Diana Aldridge | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Littleton, Kobe Bryant, Aspen, Hunter S. Thompson, Boulder, JonBenet Ramsey, Denver, Colorado, Parents, Denver News
Diana Aldridge

Colorado has become a reliable epicenter of breaking news; often serious, sometimes silly, and occasionally too salacious for even a TMZ teen.

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Transcending Your Child's Learning Disability

Jenifer Fox | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Children's Health, Learning Disabilities, Parents, Living News
Jenifer Fox

Most of the labels we ascribe to children overlook what is right about children. We prefer to concentrate on labeling weaknesses.

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First Moments for 9/11 Parents Still Haunt America

Mark Shriver | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: September 11, Parenting, Save the Children, Children, September 11th, Terrorism, Parents, World News
Mark Shriver

When disasters like the 9/11 attacks or Hurricane Katrina strike, it's crucial to protect the 67 million children who are in school and child care facilities on any given day.

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This Mom is Heading to the National Equality March

Randi Reitan | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Equality, National Equality March, Gay Children, Demand Equality, Parents, Living News
Randi Reitan

I know that there are other parents out there who are afraid for their own gay children, as I once was. If you come to D.C. in October, you will find the National Equality March an unforgettable experience.

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Obama to School Kids: Success Requires Hard Work

Bill Jackson | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Obama, Greatschools, Parents, Obama School Speech, Living News
Bill Jackson

Thanks, President Obama, for carrying this message to America's schoolchildren. We parents are listening, too.

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Parents Nag Via Text-Messaging

The Washington Post | Donna St. George | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Text Messages, Nagging via Text Messaging, Children, Texting, Text Messaging, Parenting, Parents, Nagging, Teenagers, Living, Living News

As school starts again, there's so much more for a parent to nag about. Homework. Bedtime. Lost hours on Facebook and Xbox. The chores that need to be...

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Vaccines Important for Children's Health

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Louise Slaughter, New York State, Vaccines, Shots, Measles, Americans, 2008, Children, Vaccination, Elementary School, Autism, Immunization, School, Endemic Diseases, Parents, Living News
Rep. Louise Slaughter

Making sure that school age boys and girls are up to date on their vaccinations isn't fun, but it's absolutely necessary for the public health and the health of the child.

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Balanced Life -- 8 Items To Carry When Traveling With Kids

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 09.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Travel, Children, Packing, Parenthood, Happiness, Travel With Kids, Gretchen Rubin, Kids, Luggage, Vacation, Parenting, Parents, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: Eight tips for what to carry when you travel with kids. In general, I aim to travel light, but I've learn...

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Launching the Last One

Barbara Schroeder | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: College Freshmen Advice, Parenting, Empty Nest, College-Freshmen, College, Parents, Teenagers, Empty Nest Syndrome, Living News
Barbara Schroeder

I'm realizing, it's not just my son I'm saying good-bye to, it's my motherhood.

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John Hughes: "The Audacity of Empathy"

Kevin Smokler | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Youth, 1980s, 80s, Generation X, Film, Movies, John Hughes, Cinema, Death, Parents, Entertainment News
Kevin Smokler

Hughes's are not just movies about the mid-1980s, but movies set in the mid-1980s that now live as archetype and fable.

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A Few Thoughts on Mindfulness, Lobsters, and Serial Killers

Todd Kashdan | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, History, Intelligence, Colonialism, Mindfulness, Food, Morality, Disability, Happiness, Parents, Living News
Todd Kashdan

If we rely on categories, labels, rules, and what other people say and do, we will miss out on the rich complexity of life. We will make less optimal decisions. We will be less creative and less productive, and feel less autonomous.

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Parents a Silver Lining for Schools as Great Recession Persists

Bill Jackson | Posted 09.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Volunteerism, Harris Interactive, Obama Effect, Parental Involvement, Back to School, Parenting, Schools, Greatschools, Parents, Living News
Bill Jackson

64% of parents believe that, because of the recession, it is more important for them to volunteer at school now than before. 53% of parents plan to volunteer at their children's school this year.

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Let Them Eat Ice Cream, and Puke

Patrick Boyle | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Puke, Kids, Children, Ice Cream, Wrestle, Parents, Boys, Camp, Healthy Eating, Wrestling, Life Lessons, Dessert, Overeating, Eating Matters, Living News
Patrick Boyle

My sophisticated rationale is not shared by his mother when she hears about her son up-chucking in a far-away high school locker room toilet.

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Peaceful Revolution: A Day for Parents

Rhonda Present | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Parents' Day, Maternity Leave, Parents Day, Parenting, Paid Maternity Leave, Barack Obama Father, Parents, Living News
Rhonda Present

On this Sunday's Parents' Day, we need to address the failure of our society to fully invest in parenting rather than blaming parents for not adequately fulfilling our responsibilities.

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Let's Agree on Mayoral Control of NYC Schools

Clara Hemphill | Posted 08.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Mike Bloomberg, Nyc Public Schools, Senate, Schools, Bill, Parents, New York News
Clara Hemphill

Parents and elected officials have long complained that Mayor Bloomberg has disregarded public opinion since the state legislature gave him control of the schools in 2002.

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My Parents Or My Boyfriend?

Christine Hassler | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Twenty-Something Advice, The Balanced Life, Relationships, Communication, Dating, Parents, Boyfriend, Living News
Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, My parents do not approve of my boyfriend but I love him and we are happy together. They keep telling me that I can do better and are...

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Girlfriends' Guide To Parenting Your Parents: They Are So Hard To Discipline

Vicki Iovine | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Elder Care, Parenting, Parents, Mothers, Fathers, Living News
Vicki Iovine

I only have one parent left out of two biologicals and two in-laws and I cherish her, honestly, I do. But after this week, I'm dangerously close to ta...

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Rome Taxi Daddy

Juliet Linley | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Motherhood, Parenting, Mothers, Family, Parents, Living News
Juliet Linley

You spend a lot of time apologizing to cab drivers when you have a small child: "Sorry about the screaming," "Sorry about the cracker crumbs," "Sorry about the flying rattle."

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Exclusive Audio Of John Ensign Asking His Parents For $96,000

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 08.10.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Bribe, John Ensign, John Ensign Mistress, Political Humor, Satire, 000, Political Satire, Parents, Cheating, John Ensign Affair, Sen. John Ensign, Humor and Satire, $96, Comedy News
Matthew Filipowicz

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Women Like Reading About Sex

Josa Young | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Women Over 45, Novels, Orphaned Adults, Hen Lit, Romantic Comedy, Relationships, Reading, Sex, Parents, Entertainment News
Josa Young

Far from shrinking from the gaping bedroom door, adult women revel in reading passionate love scenes -- with plenty of detail.

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Career Advice for Kids

Marilyn Machlowitz | Posted 08.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Career Advice, College-Degree, Internships, Jobs, Interview, Parents, New York News
Marilyn Machlowitz

The situation is either the kid has graduated in May and is now beginning to look for a job. Or, if the kid, has been out of school longer, in a job, but is wondering what to do next.

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Kindergarten Cop: Let Your Kids Catch You Breaking the Law

Patrick Boyle | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Girls, Traffic, Driving, Dad, Dads, Children, Kids, Daughters, Cars, Fatherhood, Parenting, Mothers, Fathers, Parents, Living News
Patrick Boyle

Our 6-year-old is enforcing the law from her booster seat again. Who got the bright idea to build Jaycie's literacy skills by encouraging her to read road signs?

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