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Nail Biting Basics


Nail biting in all its various forms is problematic behavior beset by peculiarity and contradiction. Technically speaking, the correct word for nail biting is ANONYCHOPHAGIA.

For School Success, Dont Coddle Your Kids


Parents want their children to succeed in school. However, sometimes their best intentions are misguided.

Vision: 20/20 Is Not Enough!


Now is an excellent time to have your child's vision checked. Don't be too quick to say, "My child's vision is fine: 20/20!" In many cases that is not enough.

Book Review: How to Get Your Child to Love Reading


How to Get Your Child to Love Reading was conceived when author Esmé Raji Codell was staring at a shriveled potato that was sprouting eyes. She wondered, " .

Assertiveness: Key to Better Parenting


I have always been aware of my number one weakness: non-assertiveness. But I have come a long way from the time when I couldn't say 'no' to a child molester and not understanding the importance of telling my parents.

Summer Survival


Summer Survival   The summer season is here and along with it comes summer vacation for the school-aged kids. Moms are now responsible for coming up with the ideas and curriculum for their children and I am the first to admit that by the summer my creative juices have just about run out.

If your child is being bullied - 20 top tips for parents


Keith is now in the fourth grade and he dislikes school.  For a fourthgrader, this does not sound right.

Boundaries - Why Theyre Needed


Imagine a child who lacks ownership of his own life, has noself-control, and lacks respect for others.  If these were the qualities ofyour son, how would you feel for his future wives?    Yes, wives is plural, this is one major reason we need to set boundariesfor our children ­ their future.

The Benefits of Music Education


Despite serious reductions in funding for arts programs in public schools, there is a great need for studying music.  Band, orchestra, and choir all offer students a chance to work together in a social and intellectual group setting and excel at complex tasks.

New Mom...New Baby...New Debt?


Ah, there is nothing like being an expectant mom. Along with your expanding waistline comes the ever growing list of products for you and your new bundle of joy.

Identifying Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the Classroom: Eight Things Teachers Should


Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the phrase that is used to describe children who have significant problems with high levels of distractibility or inattention, impulsiveness, and often with excessive motor activity levels. There may be deficits in attention and impulse control without hyperactivity being present.

Will My Child Ever Out-grow His Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?


If your child has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder then at some point you will be asking the question, "Will my child ever outgrow it?" Well, there is good news, and not so good news, when it comes to the answer. Studies indicate that about half of those with ADHD will outgrow many of the symptoms of the disorder by the time he or she is in their 20's.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: What Do We Mean by Attention Anyway?


When we talk about attention, we are talking about two different kinds of abilities: The ability to focus on a specific task put in front of us to do, such as school work, and the ability to pay attention in a more global sense to the world around us, to be able to pay attention to the buzz of the lights overhead, and the touch of the clothes on your skin, and the children playing outside of the classroom. These are two different kinds of attention.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: What is Impulsivity?


Impulsivity is one of the hallmarks of people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This impulsivity is the result of the brain's decreased ability to inhibit.

What is Hyperactivity in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?


Most of the ADHD kids that are seen in a private practice setting are hyperactive kids simply because they get into the most trouble. Their parents are usually pulling their hair out and saying, "We've got to get this child some help.

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Attachment parenting isn't anything new
HeraldNet
By Julie Muhlstein, Herald Columnist The cover of Time magazine for the May 21, 2012, issue with a photograph of Jamie Lynne Grumet, 26, breast-feeding her 3-year-old son for a story on attachment parenting. With Mother's Day behind us, ...
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Parenting classes are a good idea. But families need so much more
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Parenting is anarchic. The skills clumsily acquired by trial and error can fluctuate alarmingly from one child to another in the same family and during the course of each offspring's childhood, as the willing and docile toddler turns into a stubborn ...
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Parenting leads to greater happiness
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“We are not saying that parenting makes people happy, but that parenthood is associated with happiness and meaning,” explained Sonja Lyubomirsky, professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, the journal Psychological Science ...
Study of the Day: Maybe Parents Actually Are Happier Than Non-ParentsThe Atlantic
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URBAN PARENTING: Extracurriculars and Life Lessons
Patch.com
About this column: Each week, our team of urban parents take on topics and tell you how they approach parenting in Georgetown. Our parents have children of a range of age and families of varying sizes. Together they explore the city and what it means ...



Parenting has become a minefield
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It's a minefield you have to struggle through under heavy shelling from people at war with each other over ideologies, not parenting realities. Some recent examples: ATTACHMENT parenting police would have new mothers believe that if they don't ...



Adventures in Parenting: Are you Mom enough?
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Co-parenting on the rise as dads tackle formerly 'mom jobs'
Deseret News
The increase in co-parenting is a fact that the US Census Bureau has been tracking for some time. "Fathers are no longer seen as just providers or occasional baby sitters, but as actively engaged in their children's emotional and daily lives, ...



BabyCenter (blog)

Alanis Morissette: I Will Breastfeed Until My Son Weans
People Magazine
I agree with EXACTLY above…there's soooo much more to parenting than breastfeeding…and that decision is nothing compared to the ones you'll be making later in their lives. I am all for BF, but I am one of those mothers that was unable to do so.
Alanis Morissette: I'll Breastfeed Until My Son Wants to StopUs Magazine
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Special needs parenting: Creating an alternate universe
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There's a huge learning curve in parenting, and there's no exception when it comes to raising a child with special needs. While I thought I was respecting the uniqueness of each of my children by dividing my experiences as their mother into two very ...



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Are we ready for a cease-fire in the Mommy Wars?
Gadsden Times
In France, she explains in a telephone interview, mothers don't judge each other's parenting choices quite so much — at least not publicly. The unspoken corollary: the Mommy Wars are a very American phenomenon. And they are very much in the news these ...
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