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Cheerios to Cheetos: Mindful Eating Lessons From a Toddler

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Mindless Eating, Mindful Eating, Dieting, Parents, Healthy Eating, Infants, Dieting Tips, Healthy Diet, Toddlers, Living News
Dr. Susan Albers

Up until the age of two, healthy toddlers are naturally mindful eaters. They know when they are hungry and don't eat when they are full.

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Confessing to Co-Sleeping

Juliet Linley | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Co-Sleeping, Parenting, Children, Mothering, Parents, Living News
Juliet Linley

Perhaps we need more celebrities like Brad and Angelina -- who say they sleep with all six of theirs in a giant bed -- to convince the world that sleeping with your kids is actually a privilege.

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The Day I Sang for Michael Jackson

David Suissa | Posted 07.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, King of Pop, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Parents, Neverland, Entertainment News
David Suissa

There I was, completely alone with the King of Pop. I decided that I wouldn't waste this moment with mindless chatter.

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The Human Bomb (Happy Father's Day?)

John DeBellis | Posted 07.19.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Childbrith, Dads, Children, Kids, Ex Wives., Parenting, Babies, Father's Day, Seniors, Parenting Advice, Family, Fathers, Parents, Parenthood, Daddy, Comedy News
John DeBellis

Personally, if I were a woman I wouldn't breast-feed a child. I don't think they're emotionally mature enough to appreciate it.

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Has Technology Changed Kids' Sense of Right and Wrong?

Liz Perle | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Cell Phones, Education, Cheating, Technology, Students, Parents, Plagarism, Media News
Liz Perle

Much of what goes on in digital life happens anonymously, which can make people think they can escape being caught. Remote access also lessens the sense of face-to-face responsibility.

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Getting Over Shame for Father's Day

Bob Morris | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Shame, Publishing, Father's Day, Seniors, Books, Parents, Living News
Bob Morris

When I stopped by a bookstore outside of Santa Barbara this time last year, the shelves had many titles of interest, except one -- mine. I was too crippled by my own dignity to do anything at all.

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Put Your Kids to Work. They'll Be Glad You Did

Maria Rodale | Posted 07.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Kids, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Parents, Family, Living News
Maria Rodale

We are all fundamentally lazy. But given the right training, encouragement, and reward for hard work, we can all be turned into productive -- and, as a result, happier -- people.

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Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Have I Become My Worst Parent After All?

Amy Spies | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Midlife Crisis, Psychology, Parenting, Children, Growing Older, Parents, Raising Children, Parenting Advice, Living News
Amy Spies

They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I say the 'stuck in childhood' brands of apples fall closest to the sour apple parent.

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Caregiving

Gloria Barsamian | Posted 07.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Elderly, Aging Parents, Aging, Caregiving, Parents, Family, Living News
Gloria Barsamian

Eventually, all of us will end up in a caregiving or care-receiving situation. Apprehension is understandable. But how do we balance our own familie...

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Taking Time To Remember On Memorial Day

Rachael Freed | Posted 06.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Memorial Day Weekend, Memorial Day, Grandparent, Family, Parents, Death, Iraq, Korea, Living News
Rachael Freed

Memorial Day on the calendar provides us an opportunity to make the secular sacred, to name, remember, communicate with, and preserve memories of family members now gone.

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ABCs of the Birds and the Bees

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Adolescents, Email, Teen Pregnancy, Cell Phones, Internet Safety, Texting, Instant Messaging, Teenage Girls, Technology, Parents, Living News
Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin

Her son was essentially friendless for the first few months of middle school because he wasn't texting and was therefore, out of the mix.

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Why Must Kid Films Demonize Divorce?

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Parent, Kid, Kristin Davis, Dads, Divorce, Kids, Fatherhood, Parenting, Father's Day, The Incredibles, Fathers, Family, Parents, Entertainment News
Joel Schwartzberg

Hollywood writers looking to put their kid protagonists in jeopardy should stick to the safe slate of villains and demons, and avoid the all too easy road of demonizing divorce.

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Did Having a Child Make You Closer to Your Mom?

Jill Brooke | Posted 06.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Marion Robinson, Mother's Day, Parents, Motherhood, Parenting, Living News
Jill Brooke

Hallmark doesn't offer a card that says, "Mom, you really let me down. Why didn't you do a better job?"

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RED the Book: The Millennials and the Myth of College

Amy Goldwasser | Posted 05.25.2009 | Living

Read More: College Loans and Debt, Youth, California, Community College, Economic Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, Jobs, College Tuition, Twenty Something, Millennial Generation, Mortgages, Homelessness, College, Work, Millennials, Generation Gap, Parents, Living News
Amy Goldwasser

Far from being the spoiled generation, twentysomethings are finding the simple things their parents were able to do (like moving out, like newly married couples being able to buy a home) impossible.

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Oprah's Show on Teen Sexuality: My Thoughts

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Teen Sex, Relationships, Mothers, Fathers, Parents, Living News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

We are not our children's friends. We are their parents. While it's wonderful to be popular with our kids, even that popularity must be experienced within the overall framework of parental authority.

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Let's Talk About Privacy, Baby

Tina Wells | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Cell Phones, Sexting, Tweens, Parents, Teens, Media News
Tina Wells

The 20% of our youth who are sexting regularly are depriving themselves of valuable and meaningful relationships.

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Does Telling Your Kids You Were Fired Make You "The Biggest Loser"?

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 05.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Layoffs, Fired, Work, Children, Recruiting, Economy, Employment, Jobs, Careers, Obama, Business, Recession, Headhunter, Family, Parents, Living News
Stephen Viscusi

Emphasize to your children that the most important things in life are health, family, and being together. Mom or Dad can always find another job, but having one another is what really matters.

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Grandpa Does Grandma

Ashley Parker | Posted 05.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Grandpa Does Grandma, Sex Education, Sex, Parents, Family, Living News
Ashley Parker

"Uncle Phil is writing a book," my dad announced recently. He paused, then added: "It's called Grandpa Does Grandma: The ABCs of Senior Sex."

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Funny Emails From Mom

Doree Shafrir | Posted 05.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, Mother Daughter Relationships, Sex, Email, Moms, Facebook, Mothers, Parenting, Parents, Media News
Doree Shafrir

I've decided that moms are able to pack so much into one email because they sit down at the computer as though they were making a phone call -- but end up just kind of talking to themselves.

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Working Hard to Relax

Jamie Woolf | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Leadership, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Play, Relax, Parenting, Moms, Parents, Living News
Jamie Woolf

We need reform in those pressure cookers we call the workplace. While your boss might not allow recess breaks, studies show that play increases productivity in the office up to 127 percent.

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How to Share Bad Economic News with Kids

Jamie Woolf | Posted 04.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Mom-in-Chief, Money, Children, Kids, Parenting, Sharing Bad News, Recession, How to Share Bad News, Parents, Living News
Jamie Woolf

What is the best way to keep your kids informed without oversharing and creating anxiety?

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Everything I Know About Love I Learned From My Parents

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 03.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Valentine's Day, Loyalty, Cancer, Commitment, Relationships, Love, Parents, Living News
Leeat Granek, PhD

My parents were not the touchy-feely type. They didn't hug and kiss in public. They didn't even wear their wedding rings. But, they had an intimacy that was enviable.

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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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Court Agrees: Phthalates are Banned From Toys Effective Next Week!

Sarah Janssen | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Toys, Simplesteps, Cpsc, Petition, Phthalates, Children, Personal Health, Nrdc, Raising Children, Parenting, Natural Resources Defense Council, Kids, Health, Children's Health, Parents, Living News
Sarah Janssen

Phthalates (pronounced thal-ates) are chemicals used in many common consumer products, including as softeners of plastic children's toys -- like a rubber ducky.

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Tip #6 for Our 44th President: Listen to Your Mother-In-Law

Emily Main | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Saving, Barack Obama, Organic Gardens, First Ladies, Energy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Abigail Adams, Green Living, Laura Bush, 60 Minutes, Vegetables, Lou Hoover, Food, Lady Bird Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Gardening, Parents, Green News
Emily Main

In honor of these wise women, we've compiled a list of some of the nation's former First Ladies (and grandmothers and mothers-in-law) and their contributions to a better planet.

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