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Breaking the Binkie Habit

by Julie Z. Rosenberg, Posted Jun 16th 2010 6:00PM

Sometimes pacifiers suck. Credit: Corbis
Pacifiers are a mom's best friend, until they're not. Whether binkie, blanket or thumb, babies need an outlet for their natural urge to suck. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as it enables infants ...
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Dig in this Earth Day

by Victoria Scanlan Stefanakos, Posted Apr 22nd 2009 9:00AM

True stewardship requires good habits. Luckily for me, good habits can be learned. In my own adventures in parenting, imitation seems to be the most reliable teacher. That has its drawbacks: I no longer swear, which I used to enjoy. But it also ...
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Seven habits of highly successful fathers

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 30th 2007 2:50PM

How hard can it be to be a father? Well, getting into the business isn't tough, once you find a willing partner, but once production is complete, the real work gets started and, believe me, that ain't easy. Well, paying homage to Stephen Covey's ...
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How to derail negative outside influences?

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jul 4th 2007 1:56PM

Yesterday, I wrote about reader Stephanie's question about the overly imprecise movie ratings system. Today, I'd like to raise the other part of her question -- what to do about the results of her son having watched the scene in which a woman shoots ...
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How do you stop a nose-picker?

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Jun 19th 2007 2:28PM

I swear my child is trying to pull gold out of her nose. I've asked her not to, but yet she persists, index finger wedged up as far as it'll go, digging away with a look of intense concentration on her face. I can only imagine the thousands upon ...
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Tips for getting kids (and the family!) to eat healthy

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Jan 8th 2007 9:03AM

As a Mom and someone who tries to avoid hydrogenated foods, I'm sometimes shocked to see what kids are eating these days. Lifelong eating habits start early, so it is best to get those habits to be good ones. Here's an article on what you can do to ...
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