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When you first bring your infant home from the hospital, there may seem to be no rhyme or reason to how you get him to fall asleep....
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The change may be gradual or it may seem sudden. You adolescent starts having trouble falling sleep at night (even though you’ve...
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As a parent of young children, sleep may be elusive for you. In your child’s early days and weeks, you likely are so tired that you...
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Your son’s soft curls, your towhead daughter’s pigtails….these may be some of the memories you have of your child’s early years....
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The hormonal roller coaster of adolescence is often very apparent in facial skin. That previously fine, smooth baby skin is no...
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Whether your child has been wearing glasses since Kindergarten or they’ve just been prescribed recently, you’ll likely come to a...
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Many a mom tells her kids that true beauty is on the inside. Adages like “Don’t judge a book by its cover” seek to reinforce that...
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Why is it that so many of us are afraid or reluctant to ask for help? Oh we talk a good game about understanding that no one is...
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When your child is younger, the idea of facilitating the student-teacher relationship might not have crossed your mind. What’s to...
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Your teenager has always done well in school, but suddenly is losing homework assignments and is moody. Your middle schooler can’t...
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We all want what is best for our children and for them to succeed in life. That includes school. Ostensibly for the benefit of our...
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How many times have you heard it? “It’s not fair!” Or “You let her do it. Why won’t you let me?!” Or the atom bomb of sibling...
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We all talk a great game when it comes to encouraging our children’s individual selves. Most of us coach a great game, too. We talk...
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It’s one of those issues that can deflate a parent faster than a pin in a balloon. Claims of favoritism for one child over another...
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It’s impossible to treat our kids exactly the same. You know it is! Yet do you sometimes find yourself trying to do just that? An...
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Does your child seem to have a chronic or persistent medical issue? How do you know? Are symptoms related? Or not? Are they subtle?...
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The new calendar year can feel like a fresh start. We make resolutions, start diet or exercise plans and think about ways to improve...
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Keeping track of your own health history is challenging enough. Was it 1994 or 1996 that you had shingles? Trying to manage it for a...
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Moms are notorious for putting themselves last. We spend so much energy taking care of kids and spouses and homes and jobs that...
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As with just about every holiday or occasion, retailers have found a way to turn a day into a money-making focus. With the effort to...