parenting

  1. Monday Mom Challenge

    Monday Mom challenge: Give yourself a community involvement review

    By Jen Klein on Mar 28, 2011
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    None of us lives in a vacuum. Whether you live in the big city or deeply rural, you are part of a community -- one that hopefully...
  2. Mom & Dad

    Understanding the psychology of clutter

    By Tiernan McKay on Mar 25, 2011
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    If you have committed to getting organized at home this year, following through with your resolution may be good for your health and...
  3. Crafts

    5 Spring bug crafts for kids

    By Michelle Maffei on Mar 25, 2011
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    From butterfly snacks to button bugs, spring bug crafts are a great way to spotlight spring. Whether you're looking for crafts for...
  4. Teen Behavior

    British mother gives daughter, 8, Botox & virgin waxes

    By Meagan Morris on Mar 24, 2011
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    A British mother is under fire for giving her 8-year-old daughter extreme beauty treatments. Should this sort of thing be illegal?
  5. Child Development & Health

    How to deal with toddler tantrums

    By Naomi de la Torre on Mar 24, 2011
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    Your formerly angelic baby has just turned 18 months old and suddenly simple things like mealtimes, getting dressed, grocery...
  6. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Understanding benefits of sleep -- and risks of not enough sleep

    By Jen Klein on Mar 24, 2011
    A rising area of scientific research is in sleep: What it’s all about, how it works, why we sleep -- and what happens when we don’t...
  7. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Can you catch bravery from your kids?

    By Geralyn Broder Murray on Mar 23, 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...
  8. Crafts

    5 Spring handprint crafts for kids

    By Michelle Maffei on Mar 22, 2011
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    Spring has sprung, reminding sentimental mommies that your youngster is seemingly growing overnight! Want to capture a moment in...
  9. Pregnancy, Labor & Birth

    How to manage depression during pregnancy

    By Elizabeth Weiss McGolerick on Mar 22, 2011
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    Being on an antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication does not make pregnancy impossible. And depression or anxiety developed during...
  10. Mom & Dad

    Easy spring style updates for mom

    By Sarah W. Caron on Mar 21, 2011
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    Spring is on its way, and it’s time to make your wardrobe look like it. Here are a few great ways for moms to update their style for...
  11. 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,...
  12. Parenting Tips & Advice

    New American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for car seat and booster seat safety

    By Laura Willard on Mar 21, 2011
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    The American Academy of Pediatrics has officially issued new guidelines for car seat and booster seat safety. Among the...
  13. Teen Behavior

    Teaching teens to be safe drivers

    By Abbi Perets on Mar 21, 2011
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    We'd love it if our kids would do only what we tell them to do, but the reality is that they're much more likely to do what we do...
  14. Monday Mom Challenge

    Monday Mom challenge: Get your rest!

    By Jen Klein on Mar 21, 2011
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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...
  15. Family Activities

    Start composting with your kids

    By Tiernan McKay on Mar 18, 2011
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    A compost pile is an eco-friendly family project that anyone can do! Get the kids involved and teach them how a little change can...
  16. 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...
  17. Mom & Dad

    When moms are obsessed with celebrity

    By Tiernan McKay on Mar 17, 2011
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    Plenty of moms are obsessed with celebrity culture and many don't bother to hide it. Tabloid magazines, celebrity web sites and...
  18. Parenting Advice & Columns

    How to avoid hair battles with your teen

    By Jen Klein on Mar 17, 2011
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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....
  19. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Acne and teen self-esteem

    By Jen Klein on Mar 16, 2011
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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...
  20. Pregnancy, Labor & Birth

    How to manage labor pain naturally

    By Naomi de la Torre on Mar 15, 2011
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    Does the thought of your upcoming labor give you heart palpitations? Have you watched one to many birth horror story reality shows...
  21. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Glasses or contacts for your teen?

    By Jen Klein on Mar 15, 2011
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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...