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Keeping Your New Baby Safe

After all the baby furniture is purchased, you'll have to start thinking of baby safety supplies. Once your baby becomes mobile (and that's in a few short months), battening down the hatches is extremely important.
Rose SmithJanuary 27, 2004

7 Steps to Reconnect to Your Wayward Teen

The teen years are a period of tension and chaos in most families, with the elders wondering what happened to their sweet little child and the teen seemingly indifferent to the pain he/she causes his loved ones.
Naresh BelliyappaOctober 27, 2006

Prepare Your New Kindergartner For The Big Day

My son is only days away from his first day of kindergarten. He is excited but a little nervous. I am confident that he will be able to start off his public school career with a bang and not a whimper because I have done a great deal to prepare him...
Deanna MascleSeptember 07, 2006

Parents - Experience A Child’s Playful Heart

Playtime between a parent and a child creates a deep emotional bond. It’s the bond that sets the path for joyful, creative, cooperative times by being together. Adults seem to shun fun and games in their daily lives.
Linda MiloJanuary 02, 2006

Effective Strategies For Dealing With Diaper Rash

Diaper rash is a really annoying baby problem. It can get out of control easily, and can make your baby miserable. Luckily, it can be controlled with a little effort on your part. Following are some remedies that worked well with my children.Some...
Sarah VedaDecember 19, 2005

Have Fun With Baby Halloween Clothes

There are lots of great things about being a new parent. For example, the joy of bringing a new life into the world, the thrill of shaping a young mind, the pride with each new stage of your baby's life.
Kirsten HawkinsSeptember 16, 2005

What Should You Consider When Choosing Baby Clothes

Are you expecting a baby? You might be tempted to buy baby’s clothes, although you know most of the time baby will always sleeping and crying during their first months, which obviously don’t need fancy clothes to wear.
Amy FaddenAugust 04, 2005

When Time Out Don't Work

Joey steps away from his time out chair “I won’t sit!” His mother is frustrated and throws her hands in the air..Time out is just not working for this mom.
Jennifer L GoveApril 12, 2003

Tapping Your Child's Inner Motivation

This article addresses some practical questions raised by parents in response to my suggestion that praising too much is actually counter-productive while trying to motivate our children.~~ But if I’m not praising and not punishing, what do I...
Karen AlongeMarch 22, 2006

Child Safety- Does Your Dog Have More Identification Than Your Child?

Take a moment and think about it. When you consider the fact that, as adults, we would never consider leaving the house without our id. We spend thousands on home and car alarms, we are even protecting our family pets with microchips; however, our...
Scott IrwinFebruary 15, 2006