Category: Parenting

What I Want You to Know About Older Child Adoption

What I Want You to Know About Older Child Adoption

| February 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

My husband and I adopted our daughter a little over a year ago. She came to us at age 9. She was abused, neglected, homeless and abandoned during her first four years with her biological family. Then she bounced around foster care for the next five years. She had a dozen sets of “Mom and [...]

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Single Parent or Superhero?

Single Parent or Superhero?

Carpool (check). Work (check). Lunch break? No. Pay bills, schedule doctor visits (check). Pick up kids (check). Homework (check). Worry about bullying. Dinner (check). Referee sibling squabbles. Collapse on

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Baby Food For Thought

Baby Food For Thought

| January 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

You’ve consulted books, logged onto Websites and asked your friends — but you’ve still got niggling questions about feeding your baby safely that no one seems to know the answers to — until now. To help you sort through the confusion, we rounded up top pediatricians and baby safety experts to answer some of your [...]

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An Overlooked Side to Sibling Rivalry

An Overlooked Side to Sibling Rivalry

| January 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

While pregnant with my second child, I fretted endlessly about how my firstborn daughter would adjust to the dramatic change of a sibling. Every day I read books, articles, online advice, etc., advising me how to make the transition smooth and to reduce potential resentment. Such advice included scheduling one-on-one time, making my daughter feel [...]

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Growing Up Online: Preserving Memories that Matter

Growing Up Online: Preserving Memories that Matter

| January 2, 2012 | 0 Comments

Children grow up fast, so it’s natural that parents want to capture the good times, especially during the holidays. Digital devices make it easier than ever to record memorable moments in family life. Some

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Calling for a Little Peace and Quiet

Calling for a Little Peace and Quiet

| December 1, 2011 | 0 Comments

How time spent alone can foster creativity and independence among children. Ever felt the need for a peaceful retreat if for no other reason than to collect your thoughts? Your kids might need to do the same. Some experts fear that in a world muddied with thousands of distractions, structured activities and constant entertainment options, [...]

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Parenting Your Children’s Children

Parenting Your Children’s Children

| December 1, 2011 | 0 Comments

In 2002, Karen Best Wright, mother to eight grown children and grandmother to 12, received a phone call from her daughter. Two days later she was driving home with a 2-month-old premature infant, a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. Wright had been married only four months to her husband and was embarking on a new career [...]

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The Thinking Mom’s Guide to Eating

The Thinking Mom’s Guide to Eating

| August 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

Whether you’re trying to help your kids with their homework, divvy up the dinner tab at your moms’ night out, or multitask several major projects at work, your brain works better when you feed it well. In fact, scientists in the pioneering field of nutritional neuroscience are finding that specific nutrients may be able to [...]

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Growing Up Online: 6 Educational Trends Parents Should Know About

Growing Up Online: 6 Educational Trends Parents Should Know About

| August 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

Sending children off to school is an act of faith. How can you be sure they will learn what they need to know, especially in a world where technology is so important and changes so quickly?

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The Art of Apology: Teaching Kids the Power of “I’m Sorry”

The Art of Apology: Teaching Kids the Power of “I’m Sorry”

| August 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

“I’m sorry.” Such lovely syllables requiring so little of us, yet so HUGE in their impact. Lately I feel as if I am a broken record with my teen son. No matter what daily dramatic social dilemma he comes home and recounts after school, I hear my stressed voice whispering “If you had just apologized [...]

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