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Childhood Safety Issues

by Lori Sciame May 2nd, 2013| Preschool
Children of preschool age have a sense of wonder about the world.  They enjoy learning about their surroundings, as well as the people who fill their lives.  All parents and guardians of children this age should be extra safety conscious.  To protect a naturally curious child takes vigilance; one
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Behavior: An Automatic Problem?

by Lori Sciame April 29th, 2013| Elementary
"I'd like to talk to you about your child's behavior."  Those words, when uttered by a elementary school principal, automatically elicit a negative reaction from a parent or guardian.  Why?  Is our society so ready to punish children for "acting up" that we don't look for behaviors that can
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Tween Safety Introduction

by Ronald A. Rowe April 26th, 2013| Tweens
Welcome to the newest Your Parenting Info segment, Tween Safety. Here we will take a semi-weekly look at the important safety issues surrounding 10- to 12-year-olds as they emerge from their cocoon of parental protection and take their first fledgling steps toward adulthood.

In the weeks and months to come
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Teen’s Perspective on the GLSEN Day of Silence

by Sam P. April 23rd, 2013| Teen Perspective, Teens
On Friday April 19th my school participated in the GLSEN day of silence.  This is a day in which students who believe in gay rights take an oath of silence to stand up against LGBT harassment.  I participated in this day as I am a firm believer in equal
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Solution: Homework without Accountability

by Editorial Team April 19th, 2013| Parenting Predicament
My son's teacher assigns lots of math homework, but never checks it in class. Instead she takes the test questions from the homework. This doesn't motivate him to do his homework, he'd rather take his chances seeing the questions for the first time on the test. Unfortunately, this isn't
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Weightlifting and Supplements (Part 1)

by Jacob P. April 17th, 2013| Teen Perspective, Teens
As a dual-sport (football and wrestling) high school athlete, I lift weights year-round in order to stay in shape.  As I have now been weightlifting for four years (I started in eighth grade), I have seen the good, bad, and indifferent of weightlifting as a teenager.  I am not
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Helping Your Toddler with Brushing Their Teeth

by T Akery April 16th, 2013| Infants/Toddlers
No matter when your toddler developed their teeth, taking care of those baby teeth is still important. As a toddler, they can help participate in oral care. While it isn't always a fun time and there will certainly be days of protest and tantrums, toddlers should start learning the
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Tweeting Tweens

by T Akery April 12th, 2013| Tweens
Twitter is quite the outlet for expression. Condensing a thought into a short sentence is a challenge. As such, parents have to be concerned about what their tweens are saying on their Twitter accounts. Just like Facebook or any other social media outlet, tweens have just as much potential
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Overparenting and Socialization

by Ronald A. Rowe April 9th, 2013| Elementary
I attended an arts and crafts session this week with my first grader and couldn’t help but notice that the rampant overparenting of this generation continues unabated. My son put together the ugliest paper bag puppet in the history of paper bags. It was awful. But he did it.
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Predicament: Homework without Accountability

by Editorial Team April 8th, 2013| Parenting Predicament
My son's teacher assigns lots of math homework, but never checks it in class. Instead she takes the test questions from the homework. This doesn't motivate him to do his homework, he'd rather take his chances seeing the questions for the first time on the test. Unfortunately, this isn't
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Solution: The Non-Driver

by Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil April 5th, 2013| Parenting Predicament
My son is 19 and shows no interest in getting a driver’s license. He’s failed the written test a couple of times and doesn’t want to talk about how to do better. He gets around fine on public transit, but sometimes I have to chauffeur him somewhere, and I
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Curfew Styles: From the Teen’s View

by Jacob P. April 1st, 2013| Teen Perspective, Teens
As a driving teenage boy, my curfew can be a pretty big deal.  I enjoy spending time with my friends and/or female acquaintances, so knowing what time I have to be home by matters a lot.  More importantly, though, I have begun to notice the various types of curfews
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