kids

  1. Toys and Play

    Are parents really “taking the fun out of toys?”

    By Laura Willard on Mar 21, 2011
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    In her Wall Street Journal article, Lenore Skenazy asserts that by making toys more about sensory development, early intervention,...
  2. Mom & Dad

    How to start a carpool with other families

    By Sarah W. Caron on Mar 18, 2011
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    With gas prices skyrocketing again, wallets everywhere are hurting. And for money-tight parents, it's making driving anywhere a...
  3. School Age Kids

    Why teach kids some old-fashioned decorum?

    By Tiernan McKay on Mar 11, 2011
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    In our age of social networking, kids are more focused on updating their Facebook profiles and creating emoticons than on...
  4. 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...
  5. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Should you push kids forward, hold them back or simply fly alongside?

    By Geralyn Broder Murray on Mar 9, 2011
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    Listen to Your Mothers is a space to come together with the ones who understand the maternal struggle and joy best -- in the hopes...
  6. Children's School & Education

    Setting the stage for academic success

    By Jen Klein on Mar 8, 2011
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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...
  7. Family Activities

    How to make the most of time with your kids

    By Tiernan McKay on Mar 7, 2011
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    It's true what the say: The dust bunnies and dirty dishes aren't going anywhere. Take a break from the rat race and commit to...
  8. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Favoritism and sibling rivalry

    By Jen Klein on Mar 3, 2011
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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...
  9. Kid-friendly

    4 Tech gadgets your kids will love

    By Lauren Fairbanks on Mar 3, 2011
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    Kids are becoming more and more integrated with tech every year -- so much so that gadgets that were marketed toward adults a mere 5...
  10. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Fighting the favoritism bug -- one child at a time

    By Jen Klein on Mar 2, 2011
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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...
  11. 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...
  12. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Getting to the bottom of your kids' health issues

    By Jen Klein on Feb 24, 2011
    Does your child seem to have a chronic or persistent medical issue? How do you know? Are symptoms related? Or not? Are they subtle?...
  13. Child Development & Health

    Organize your family's health information

    By Jen Klein on Feb 22, 2011
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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...
  14. Fashion Accessories

    Mommy-and-me outfits you'll actually wear

    By Molly Cerreta Smith on Feb 18, 2011
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    These days, you don't have to worry about looking like a Pollyanna if you and your daughter want to dress alike. When it comes to...
  15. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Help your child get over a grudge

    By Jen Klein on Feb 17, 2011
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    As much as you teach your kids about forgiveness and talk about the complexity of human emotions and the importance of a release,...
  16. Mom & Dad

    How to fight fair in front of your kids

    By Michelle Maffei on Feb 16, 2011
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    No matter how perfect you try to be as a parent, a fight or two in front of your kids is inevitable. Worried that you might scar...
  17. Parenting Advice & Columns

    How do you instill values and knowledge in your children?

    By Geralyn Broder Murray on Feb 16, 2011
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    Listen to Your Mothers is a space to come together with the ones who understand the maternal struggle and joy best -- in the hopes...
  18. Child Development & Health

    If you forgive, do you have to forget?

    By Jen Klein on Feb 16, 2011
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    “Forgive and forget,” the saying goes. But is that realistic for any of us? When we as adults struggle to forgive -- much less...
  19. Child Development & Health

    Teaching your kids about forgiveness

    By Jen Klein on Feb 15, 2011
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    A child's developing psyche, emotional understanding and ability to interact with others varies by age and development. Conflicts...
  20. Family Activities

    5 Ways to be a healthier family

    By Sarah W. Caron on Feb 4, 2011
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    Did you make a healthy resolution this year? It doesn’t have to be all about you, you know! Get the whole family in on the action...
  21. Mom & Dad

    Top 6 parenting issues couples fight about

    By Michelle Maffei on Feb 2, 2011
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    Whether you're new to the mom-and-dad game or experienced at it, there are certain issues that make your partnership seem more like...