In light of the news of Abercrombie & Fitch marketing a push-up, padded bikini top to children as young as age seven and Wal-mart’s announcement that they are introducing a line of make-up for 8-12 year old girls, I thought it was time to write about ‘tween fashion and parenting/caretakers dealing with appropriate dress at this stage.
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The first step to have parents start healthy eating habits is by doing it themselves It all start with you and how you approach food and cooking. We equate anything healthy with being good for you. So what we’re really talking about is developing good eating habits for kids.
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It’s important to realize there are always two sides, good and bad, to technology. For years experts have been talking about the negative affects and overuse, but there are positives to technology as well. There are times when technology is ok and should be embraced by families. It enables us to communicate with those far away and allows us to have an enormous amount of information at our fingertips.
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An Alabama publishing company will release a new volume of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn” that will replace words/phrases that are not politically correct including the n-word, “Injun” and “slave” (and others). Everyone is entitled to their opinion on whether they believe this is the right thing to do to an historical piece of literature or not.
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If you or someone you know is nearing the end of their pregnancy or just had/adopted a child and wants to tell their story on our site as Lauren has in “Little Nippers,” let the Moderators know. I’m looking for parents (or a parent) who is/are willing to share their family story on a monthly basis. Check out the “Little Nippers” section to see how the updates are structured.
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I’m sharing my three nursery golden rules to help parents and little ones cope at daycare, nursery, and/or preschool.
Read MoreA lot of new moms and dads are hesitant to talk about this topic, but it’s real and it affects a lot of parents (both new parents and not-so-new). You don’t know how many families I come across where the mums and dads tell me, “We’ve not slept in the same bed for years.” So, you’re not alone. But if you don’t want your problem to get this extreme, you have to act now. First of all, remember when you have kids, it doesn’t mean you can’t have sex anymore.
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I see a lot of issues with children’s behavior (or lack thereof) in my work with families, but the truth of the matter is, it’s not just the child: How your child behaves is your responsibility
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From the age of 2 to 5, you might find yourself asking the same questions as the mums I see asking on my Forums. “Why did my toddler hit his sister?”, or “she bit a friend at nursery, is she ‘mean’?”
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Please can someone give me some kind of guidance? My son is three years old and has been toilet training for about five months. He has done very well with weeing and does them in the toilet and is dry through the night. The trouble I have is that he refuses to do BMs in the toilet.
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