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Creating a Harmonious and Nurturing Home
Personality matters in all areas of our lives; no area is more significant than our relationships with our loved ones, especially our children. Our effectiveness as parents is greatly enhanced when we learn about...
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The Courage to Be a Loving Parent
Most of us really don't like it when someone is angry with us. We don't like it when people go into resistance to helping us when we need help, instead of caring about us. We don't like it when people...
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Learning to Observe Children
One of the main ways we learn about our children is through observation. When we consciously and thoughtfully watch our children, we gain invaluable insight into who they are and how to best interact with...
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Nintendo Exasperation
When I use the term "Nintendo," I use it in that generic sense, as a term representing all video games, much as people speak of "Scotch Tape" or Kleenex" as representing all celluloid tapes and facial tissues. ...
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Unstructured Time
On every one of my two children's birthdays, I have tried to make the day special in some way. That's 7 plus 9, a total of 16 birthdays over the years. I know for a fact that there exist many books written on just...
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What's in a Name
Aaah, remember having your first child and the agony of choosing a name? Do we want it to be a family name? After your grandfather or mine? What if it's a girl? Is Wilhelmina just too outdated even though it was...
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Mums the Word
Guilt is hereditary - You get it from your Mother. My mother is the Queen of Guiltville. For as long as I can remember, she has dished out a daily helping of guilt. Hers is a very subtle technique. I think every...
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The Top Ten Worries of New Parents
You already know that worrying is part of the parenting turf. (You'll find it listed in the job description right after guilt.) What you may not realize until after your baby arrives, however, is just how...
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It's a Dogs Life
I collapsed into the chair after sixteen hours on the job. I closed my eyes, afraid to look around. I slowly opened them, aware that I couldn't ignore reality forever. With a heavy sigh, I took in the...
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Everything but the Kitchen Sink
Is it just me? Every time I venture out into the world, I'm loaded down with so much stuff that I can hardly stand up! Just this morning, on my way to the buggy, I staggered down four flights of stairs with Julia...
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Your Standards are A Changin'
I once believed I could mold and shape my child's eating habits. Sort of a Svengali nutritionist. Good luck. Welcome to the real world of strawberry flavored milk and glow in the dark macaroni and cheese. I soon...
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Pediatric Parents
I struggled through high school biology and chemistry and tried to convince my academic counselor those courses should also fulfill my foreign language requirement. Science was not my forte as I floundered like...
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Grandparents, Don't be Ashamed of Raising Grandkids
OK grandparents raising their grandchildren, it's time to come out of the closet. No longer should you feel it necessary to hang your heads...
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A Grandfather's Story: Will You Be My Daddy...?
"Will you be my daddy, because I don't have one?" The child's words haunt my heart and mind all summer. . .and will for the rest of my...
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Babysitter's Guide
_________Babysitter's Guide Child's...
