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When to Ditch the Nighttime Diapers

by T Akery May 28th, 2013| Infants/Toddlers
Your toddler has finally mastered the art of the potty during the day. At night, you still put the diapers on to prevent accidents. But the time is coming when they no longer need those diapers and your days of buying them are coming to an end. Here are
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Do Behavior Charts Work?

by Lori Sciame May 27th, 2013| Elementary
I've seen these used many times both in home and in the school: behavior charts.  Parents and teachers alike have used this system to keep order by rewarding children with stickers or special privileges for certain behaviors.  Do these charts work?  Some experts say yes, and some say no.
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Getting Your Preschooler Away From the Electronics

by T Akery May 24th, 2013| Preschool
The technology available for preschoolers is pretty cool. There are lots of apps to help with reading, writing, and shape recognition. Some preschoolers can outperform their parents on the computer. However, an overdose of technology means that other areas of development are getting ignored. These areas are just as
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Tough Choices: Recap

by Sam P. May 23rd, 2013| Teen Perspective, Teens
Those of you who are regular readers of my articles may remember my article on tough choices.  And I still one hundred percent stand by the decisions I made and explained to you, along with the advice I gave you.  I do, although, want to go back  and explain
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Tween Safety: A Case Study

by Ronald A. Rowe May 22nd, 2013| Tweens
The first step in keeping your Tween safe is acknowledging that the dangers are real. I took an interesting call last week from a client -- we’ll call her Katie -- that I will share with her permission because I think it well illustrates the tight rope that we
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Lamaze: An Overview

by Jane Wangersky May 21st, 2013| Pregnancy
As noted earlier, Lamaze is probably the best-known name in childbirth education. It's gone from being simply the name of a French doctor who wrote a book on his observations of births in Russia, to a method of managing labor, to a "philosophy" as it's called today.

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Why a Tween May be Having School Trouble

by Lori Sciame May 13th, 2013| School, Tweens
The tween years can be filled with problems that may cause decreased performance at school.  From not getting enough sleep to being unsure about his or her sexuality, a tween may begin to let his or her grades dip. This post explores several of the reasons why a tween
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Elementary Playtime

by Ronald A. Rowe May 10th, 2013| Elementary
Elementary school children can bring home all sorts of things from school. Sometimes it is something good - an A, a hand made Mother’s Day card, or a diorama depicting Washington crossing the Delaware. Other things that the kids bring home from school, like viruses or new and unsavory
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Teen’s Perspective on School Safety Drills

by Sam P. May 9th, 2013| Teen Perspective, Teens
This week my school had an impromptu fire drill that none of the teachers were prepared for or warned about.   In fact nobody knew it was going to happen.  No, our school did not catch on fire.  There are two rumors going around school as to what happened, one of
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Your Tween’s Responsibility in the Social Media

by T Akery May 8th, 2013| Tweens
There have been quite a few news stories that have shown the consequences of social media. Your tween is entering the age where social pressures placed on them are enormous and the consequences of one mistake follow your tween for the rest of their lives. Thus, it is important
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Predicament: Ex-Friend is Back

by Editorial Team May 6th, 2013| Parenting Predicament
An ex-friend of my son is going to start going to his school next year (they'll both be in tenth grade). They went to a private school together a few years ago, but my son began to feel that this boy was undermining his self-confidence.  He now feels that
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Solution: Why Read to Baby?

by Editorial Team May 3rd, 2013| Parenting Predicament
Why are parents told to read to babies? I know it’ll be important later on, but meanwhile they can’t understand it, and there’s so much else to do.

Reading to babies helps them in several ways, even before they understand language, according to the U.S. Department of Education -- and
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