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  1. Parenting Advice & Columns

    When to find a tutor for your child

    By Jen Klein on Mar 10, 2011
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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...
  2. Monday Mom Challenge

    Monday Mom challenge: Help your child academically without helicoptering

    By Jen Klein on Mar 7, 2011
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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...
  3. Monday Mom Challenge

    Monday Mom challenge: Build special relationships with each child

    By Jen Klein on Feb 28, 2011
    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...
  4. Tweens, Teens & College

    Are your kids addicted to video games?

    By Kim Grundy on Jan 31, 2011
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    A new study published in Pediatrics showed that nearly 1 in 10 kids are pathological gamers. Find out the signs that your child is...
  5. Teen Behavior

    When your teenager hates you

    By Jen Klein on Jan 22, 2011
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    It's the rare parent-child relationship that doesn't go through some growing pains during adolescence. Even the most loving,...
  6. Child Development & Health

    How much is too much exercise for a child?

    By Jen Klein on Jan 20, 2011
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    By now, we all know that a healthy life means healthy choices, like eating well and regular exercise. That applies to kids, too. As...
  7. Teen Behavior

    How to help kids manage their emotions

    By Elizabeth Weiss McGolerick on Jan 7, 2011
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    Life isn’t easy for a tween. In fact, life can be downright complicated and confusing for adolescents. Keep reading to learn how to...
  8. Teen Behavior

    When friends are a bad influence

    By Tiernan McKay on Dec 17, 2010
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    Sometimes watching your kids grow up can be painful, especially when you can't keep them from making mistakes. Chances are, many of...
  9. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Is your teenager lying to you?

    By Jen Klein on Dec 1, 2010
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    You thought you dealt with the lying issue when your child was younger. You thought it was clear: you and your teenager had enough...
  10. Mom & Dad

    How not to be a helicopter parent

    By Sarah W. Caron on Dec 1, 2010
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    Helicopter parents -- ones who are knee deep in every school and life issue, leaving kids little room for their own problem solving...
  11. Teen Health & Wellness

    Acne actually causes depression, new study finds

    By Meagan Morris on Nov 30, 2010
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    A new study by British medical researchers found that teen acne can actually cause depression. How can parents help their teens...
  12. Child Development & Health

    The problem with helicopter parenting

    By Naomi de la Torre on Nov 24, 2010
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    Helicopter parenting is quite common in our society these days. It goes by many names -- overparenting, death grip parenting,...
  13. Mom & Dad

    Slow parenting: The hands-off approach

    By Monica Beyer on Nov 15, 2010
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    Slow parenting means child-led parenting, to an extent. Those who parent this way prefer to let their children explore their world...
  14. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Giving kids privacy online

    By Jen Klein on Nov 10, 2010
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    The time has come. Your child has been watching your online life for years now and wants such a life of his or her own. Okay, you...
  15. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Helping your child learn to receive criticism

    By Jen Klein on Nov 10, 2010
    If the term “constructive criticism” makes you cringe, as it does to many of us, you may find it challenging to teach your child...
  16. Mom & Dad

    5 parenting mistakes that can screw up your teen

    By Elizabeth Weiss McGolerick on Nov 4, 2010
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    There are moments when parents of teens may want to throw up their hands and forget about making an effort at parenting. Their...
  17. Tweens, Teens & College

    5 Reasons being your teen daughter’s BFF is a bad idea

    By Laura Willard on Nov 3, 2010
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    You’re a mom, so you likely want to have good, close and meaningful relationship with your daughter. You can have that, but not by...
  18. Teen Behavior

    Teens and alcohol

    By Mary Fetzer on Oct 28, 2010
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    Underage drinking is against the law and can lead to dangerous behavior and tragedy. Yet many parents are not only aware that their...
  19. Teen Behavior

    Teens and date rape

    By Daisy Whitney on Oct 26, 2010
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    Talking to teens about dating isn’t always the easiest thing for a parent to do. But it’s vitally important, given the prevalence of...
  20. Teen Health & Wellness

    Is your adolescent accident-prone?

    By Jen Klein on Sep 14, 2010
    Every developmental issue, it seems, has multiple phases -- as parents, we seldom deal with any given issue just once. More...
  21. Tweens, Teens & College

    How to parent teens and tweens

    By Abbi Perets on Aug 7, 2010
    The heavy sighs. The eye-rolls. The comments you can't quite hear but that you know were insulting. All the signs are there: you've...