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Child Development & Health

Are you emotionally neglecting your kids?

You know you love your kids, but are you being emotionally neglectful and causing damage that will last long into your children's...

Child Development & Health

Raising a sensitive child

Does your little one burst into tears at the drop of a hat? Does he always feel like someone’s laughing at him? Learn how to nurture...

Parenting Tips & Advice

Mommy meltdowns: Make it up to the kids

Let's face it, motherhood has its moments. And every mom has been there — lost her cool with the kids and wished she could take it...

Tweens, Teens & College

Battling a moody tween

Some parents may think that major moodiness doesn’t surface in full force until the teenage years, but tweens can definitely push...

Child Development & Health

I let my kids curse. Yes, I (*@$&%) do!

You’ve cursed in front of your child. Not intentionally, but you called out a name in vain after hitting your thumb with a hammer,...

Tweens, Teens & College

Helping your teen deal with life fears

Was your son afraid of spiders when he was little? Did he (mostly) outgrow it? Did you ever laugh with a girlfriend, expressing...

Child Development & Health

Help your child understand emotions

Most children go from zero to temper tantrum without pausing to express feelings in a rational way. While there’s no fool proof way...

Child Development & Health

Help your kids learn to make amends for mistakes

There are times when a simple “I’m sorry” isn’t enough. It’s hard enough to face this situation as an adult, but it can be even...

Mom & Dad

Emotional fallout: The crisis after the crisis

The emergency is over. The crisis done. So why are you so on edge? Why does a siren make you flinch? Why does your daughter hide...

Child Development & Health

Helping your child understand natural disasters

Natural disasters are difficult enough to manage as adults -- both practically and emotionally. If they scare you and you don’t...

Child Development & Health

What to do when your child’s fear becomes debilitating

Your child is afraid of something. Big or little, every time your child encounters, or even might encounter this thing, there’s a...

Mom & Dad

Should you suppress anger?

The emotional life of humans is messy, messy stuff. It’s not logical, it’s often unexpected, and it can throw a wrench into the most...

Child Development & Health

How to help your child manage simple fears

It’s that shriek you know well. “Mommy, I’m scared!” What is it this time, you wonder and groan? A dog? A dust bunny? Something else...

Losing Weight

Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition

If you've ever struggled to fit into your skinny jeans, you know the frustration of shedding those last five pounds. Imagine that...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Are there “healthy” expressions of anger?

As a society -- and as moms -- we seem to put a premium on staying calm and in control. Most of the time that’s probably a good...

Monday Mom Challenge

Monday Mom challenge: Face your fears

Everybody is afraid of something: illness, failure, lightning, spiders. Even if a person claims to be afraid of nothing, there’s a...

Marriage

Avoid emotional arguments

Is this scene familiar? You’re upset. He’s done something hurtful -- left you adrift at his office party while he’s flirting with...

Child Development & Health

How to help your angry child

You ask your son to unload the dishwasher and he responds with a angry bark. You ask your daughter if she’d like to go to the mall...

Self Improvement & Mental Health

Anxiety: Should we fear natural disasters and global unrest?

Are recent global events keeping you up at night or consuming your thoughts all day, every day? Even if a natural disaster or a...

Aging

Inspiring tips for Alzheimer’s caregivers

When my husband first received a tentative diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, I initially felt detached and numb. Could this really be...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Monday Mom challenge: Acknowledge your anger

Society and media expect perfection from moms: perky, bright-eyed, even-tempered icons. Not you? Welcome to the club. Motherhood is...