Are you eating right? Are your kids eating right? It’s hard to know the truth when even nutritionists debate among themselves about the composition of a nutritious diet. One rule that rings...
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(Photo from freefuninaustin.com) School’s out for the summer, and that means the kids are home! Long, hot days stretch out before you, blissfully free of projects, homework, and the usual...
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Putting your child to bed (and to sleep!)is one of the many challenges of raising active children. It’s hard to blame your little bundle of energy for not wanting to stop playing, especially...
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The plain truth is that children are not born knowing how to share. Generosity is something they must learn. As a developmental milestone, true empathy for the feelings of others, a necessary...
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As a parent, you may welcome summer as a respite from the whirlwind of homework, sports events, test-stress, and carpool shuttling, or you may dread the dragging days of whining and boredom. Either...
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Spring is finally here! Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and the weather is just fine. Time to get out of the house, take a walk, visit a park, and embrace the great outdoors. Enjoy this...
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Babies love to suck—literally. While some babies only like to suck during feedings, most babies seek the comfort of the sucking motion all day long by gumming their knuckles, the edge of a blanket,...
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Kids love juice. It’s sweet, quenches thirst, and tastes great. Chock full of vitamins and nutrients, fruit juices are certainly a better alternative to sugary sodas, but is it really healthy...
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Go to any parent-of-a-toddler forum, and you’ll quickly see that potty training is one of the hottest topics under discussion. While some kids potty train quickly, others take a lot longer, and...
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With more and more dual-working families, daycare is becoming a necessity for young parents who need (or want) to continue working. While family leave policies for employees in governmental agencies...
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