Keep Home-Alone Kids Safe
Children in single-parent and two-income families often find themselves home alone in the hours right after school. Help keep them safe with these tips and precautions: Follow these simple precautions for your children. [... more]
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Raising A Nonviolent Child
 A Long Column: The mother of a 4 year old boy and infant daughter concerned about the level of violence in television programs and toys directed toward children, I bought Rosemond's "Raising a Nonviolent Child" to learn how to lessen the impact [... more]
$19.95
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Why Teens Do Dumb Things
Recent research shows that teens might be wired for daredevil behavior. Teenagers, by reputation, are drawn to daredevil behavior. Now a new study from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism tells us why: They're wired that ... [... more]
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Reading Your Child's Diary
When your child's trust conflicts with your need for information. Dr. Ava Siegler on what to do when a child's trust comes conflicts with a parent's need to know. The other day I came across my 13-year-old daughter's diary and peeked inside. ... [... more]
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New Parent Emotions
As you begin your life-altering journey into motherhood, use these 10 meditations to accompany you. I think of my children's birth -- carry them around with me every day of my life. -- Joyce Maynard Not many days ago, you were carefully ... [... more]
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Entrepreneurial Kids
Kids can learn skills and get experience through self-employment. Flubberr -- it's hard to define but fun to play with. A cross between Silly Putty and clay, the malleable polymer-based blob comes in five colors and scents, including blueberry ... [... more]
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Combating Popular Kids and Their Cliques
Help kids build the confidence to stand up to school cliques and rely on themselves. Like many parents trying to make sense of their children's mysterious social world, Gina Kurban isn't exactly sure what went wrong for her daughter at school. ... [... more]
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Foul Word Fixes
If a child starts to develop a trash mouth, try these tactics to stop the swearing once and for all. For Cindy Addison, it was the words used at her son's surprise party that left her surprised. It all started when she put a few trick candles on ... [... more]
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Disciplining Children from Toddlers to Teens
Who's in charge? Today children are consulted about their preferences on vacations and restaurant choices (and given the power to veto the choices). Children today are driven to countless lessons and sporting events, released from responsibility for even [... more]
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How To Raise Your Child Like A Jamaican (Life lessons my ...
Long Lost Common Sense/Folksy Wisdom: Do you ever feel like contemporary ideas about child rearing sometimes foster an emotional coddling that leads children to feel more of a sense of entitlement than responsibility? This book will make you nod and go & [... more]
$10.95
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How To Raise Your Child Like A Jamaican (Life lessons my ...
Long Lost Common Sense/Folksy Wisdom: Do you ever feel like contemporary ideas about child rearing sometimes foster an emotional coddling that leads children to feel more of a sense of entitlement than responsibility? This book will make you nod and go & [... more]
$21.95
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Elegant Parenting: Strategies for the Twenty-First Century
A refreshing perspective on parenting.: Elegant Parenting presents clever, emotionally savvy ways of getting to know your child, listening well, engaging cooperation, and extinguishing irritating behaviors. The authors focus on "pacing," or [... more]
$37.50
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