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How to Survive Your Tween’s School Projects

by Tania Cowling December 12th, 2013| School, Tweens
School projects can be overwhelming to students and even parents. Teachers are looking for creative ideas, but don’t always present necessary instructions. Then tweens may want to present a huge project of their dreams and not have a clue how to begin. This is where parents come into play.

As
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Taming Holiday Stress

by Lori Sciame December 11th, 2013| Behavior, Elementary
It's not just infants that experience stress during the holidays; older children also succumb to stress this time of  year.  Imagine the following scenario.  Parents of a 7-year-old child throw rules out the window for four days each year.  After all, a visit to grandma's house 1,000 miles away
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Watch Out! Winter Hazards

by Lori Sciame December 10th, 2013| Preschool, Safety
Each season ushers in potential safety hazards, those that may cause injury or even death in preschoolers.  Like summer, temperatures can compromise the safety of young children; however, this time of year it's the cold rather than the heat that can injure or even kill.  Seasonal celebrations may also
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Immunizations and Your Baby

by T Akery December 9th, 2013| Development, Infants/Toddlers
Immunizations are vaccines designed to prevent the spread of disease. While immunizations are quite common in the United States, they aren't in other parts of the world. So, many of the diseases that your baby is vaccinated against still exist. The health problems that these diseases bring are worse
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Teen Gifts for Significant Others

by Sam P. December 6th, 2013| Social, Teen Perspective, Teens
As a teenager in love in the holiday season, it's often tricky to find the perfect gift -- and to know how much is enough.  I think it all comes down to how long you've been dating.

One month or less: something simple and inexpensive is probably your best bet. 
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Dressing for Middle School

by Ronald A. Rowe December 5th, 2013| Social, Tweens
Our family stumbled into a new parenting quandary this year. Up until now, our boys have gone to schools that required school uniforms. There was never any pressure to dress a certain way or to keep up with the Joneses since everyone dressed exactly the same. This year, with
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Has Your Child Written to Santa Yet?

by Margot F. December 4th, 2013| Elementary, School
Has your child written a letter to Santa yet? Yes, it is that time of year when everyone rushes around looking for the perfect gift, attends school concerts and plans the family dinner on top of all the other tasks in the day. How can there be time to
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Helping Preschoolers Through Disappointment

by T Akery December 3rd, 2013| Behavior, Preschool
Unfortunately, there are events that are impossible to predict and they often interfere with the things your preschooler is looking forward to doing. During these times, your preschooler may be disappointed because they didn't get to attend an event in preschool or missed a field trip with their class.
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Quitting Smoking While You’re Pregnant

by Jane Wangersky December 2nd, 2013| Pregnancy
If you’re pregnant and a smoker, you know that may be harmful for your baby -- but you may think it would be too tough to quit right now. Quitting’s always tough, of course, and with the other stresses of pregnancy it may just seem like too much. But
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Solution: Replace Stolen iPod?

by Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil November 29th, 2013| Parenting Predicament
My son’s iPod got stolen earlier this year after he left it in his unlocked gym locker. I think he’ s learned his lesson, but I’m wondering if I should get him a new one for Christmas? What message would that send?

If he's learned his lesson it would be
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Successful Middle School Dances

by Lori Sciame November 28th, 2013| School, Tweens
Sweaty palms.  Wildly beating heart. Churning stomach.  Tongue tied in painful knots. Imagine experiencing all these feelings while still trying to look cool and to fit in.  This scenario happens for hundred of thousands of tweens each year all across America.  What is this stress producing event?  The first
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When to Stop Breastfeeding

by T Akery November 27th, 2013| Care, Infants/Toddlers
There are many benefits to breastfeeding. But as children grow older, they start taking in the nutrients that breastfeeding provides on their own. Since every child is different, there is no right answer to the question of when to stop. However, there are some signs that signal the time
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