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Try This: How Do You Encourage Personal Hygiene in Your Kids?

by Advertiser, Posted Mar 7th 2011

if(typeof ...Many kids put up a fight when it comes to the daunting task of brushing their teeth or taking a bath.

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The Chinese Mom Gets Her Just Desserts: Does Strict Parenting Spell Success?

by Polly Palumbo, Posted Jan 28th 2011

Amy Chua, aka The Chinese Mom, author of "The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom," is the woman who rejected her 4-year-old's homemade birthday card because ...It's time to treat the Tiger Mom to some of her own medicine. She wants results. I got them.

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What Are the Signs My Child May Have ADHD?

by the editors at AOLHealth, Posted Jan 26th 2011

Q. What Are the Signs My Child May Have ADHD? Dr. Jim Sears, Pediatrician, host of "The Doctors," answers: A lot of younger kids tend to ...Dr. Sears, host of "The Doctors," offers suggestions on how to get your kids to pay attention in school before slapping the ADHD label on them.

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How to Address Violent Behavior in Children

by Melissa Kossler Dutton, Posted Jan 20th 2011

If a child tries to find a solution to his or her violent behavior, it's more likely to stick. Credit: Getty ...Learn how to address bad behavior with this expert advice.

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Are Your Kids Getting Enough Pretend Play Time?

by Brett Singer, Posted Jan 6th 2011

Not all toys have to plug in. Credit: Getty Images Back in the day, "play time" didn't mean "screen time," because there weren't that ...Children have so many electronic entertainment options that they may not be getting enough good old fashioned pretend play.

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Teacher Assigns Extra Credit Project for 6th Graders: Grow Up

by Lenore Skenazy, Posted Dec 28th 2010

The sixth graders in Joanna Drusin's English class get a strange assignment every year: If they want to, for extra credit, they can grow up. Oh, ...A New York City teacher has an unusual extra credit project for her students: Growing up.

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