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Parental Standards: From the Teen’s View

by Jacob P. November 11th, 2013| School, Teen Perspective, Teens
I have a simple question to ask you: is it reasonable to place your child under house arrest if they aren't meeting their parents' standards?  What if they can't meet these standards?

You see, some of my fellow teenagers have been placed under house arrest this year because of various
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Peri-Menopause and Tween Parenting

by Ronald A. Rowe November 8th, 2013| Tweens
Today's topic is a little bit out of my area of expertise.  Sure, I know a lot about parenting a tween.   But perimenopause?  I can't say that I've had the experience.  But being that my lovely wife and I had our child a little later in life, I do know someone who is an
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Helping Your Preschooler With Focus

by T Akery November 7th, 2013| Behavior, Preschool
Preschoolers have notoriously short attention spans. But participating in preschool often means your child has to focus on a task for a period of time. While these tasks aren't particularly long, they are a means of helping your child learn. There are some things you can do to help
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When Do You Know You’re Ready?

by Editorial Team November 6th, 2013| Teen Perspective, Teens
This may be a very risqué article, but bear with me.  As a teenager it can be overwhelming with all the things you are told.  Specifically pertaining to premarital sex.  If you are a teenager in a relationship, you may feel pressured to do things you usually wouldn't.  But
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Emergency Planning for Pregnant Women

by Jane Wangersky November 5th, 2013| Pregnancy
You may have had an emergency plan for a long time already -- depending on where you live and how cautious you are -- or you may only have started to think about such things since you've been pregnant. Either way, a pregnant woman needs a specialized plan in
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Predicament: Helping Kids Respect Books

by Editorial Team November 4th, 2013| Parenting Predicament
I want my preschoolers to be comfortable with books, but I also want them to take care of them. Too many of ours end up on the floor getting stepped on. What's the best way to store books so they're easy to take out and easy to put away,
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Solution: Flu Shots

by Editorial Team November 1st, 2013| Parenting Predicament
I have a one-year-old and an eight-year-old who both need to get flu shots.  I’d like to know how to make it easier. The older one always gets nervous, no matter what I do to try to help him feel better, and the baby may pick that up from
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Healthy Food Choices for Preschoolers

by Tomica Bonner October 31st, 2013| Preschool, School
The right nutrition and a balanced diet are of the utmost importance for growing preschoolers. Preschools and day care centers are in charge of providing quality nutrition and healthy food for the children in their care. Following through with nutrition choices that coincide with day care eating habits is beneficial
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Keeping Infants Hydrated

by T Akery October 30th, 2013| Care, Infants/Toddlers
While a newborn gets most of its hydration through the breast or through bottle feedings, an infant older than six months requires some water intake. This is because their diets have shifted from pure liquid to more solid foods. Thus, providing them with water to stay hydrated is an
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Standing Up for Yourself: From the Teen’s View

by Jacob P. October 29th, 2013| Teen Perspective, Teens
As a teenager, confrontations with your parents are almost unavoidable.  They almost serve as a stepping stone into adulthood, helping learn when it is appropriate to stand up to authority and when it isn't.  At the same time, excessive confrontation with one's parents is definitely a behavioral issue.  Thus,
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Tween Bullying Over Social Media

by T Akery October 28th, 2013| Safety, Tweens
It is always disturbing to read about the death of a tween to suicide from bullying. The death of Rebecca Sedwick  in the news last week was about this very thing. But there are some real lessons for parents to learn from this tragedy. There is a lot
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Bullying

by Ronald A. Rowe October 25th, 2013| Elementary, School
Since the atrocious events in the Bartow, FL bullying-suicide case have gotten national attention this week, every parent's thoughts have turn to the topic of bullying. It is hard for most of us to imagine a case as severe as the one that took place in Florida, yet if
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