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Crazy Screaming at a Child - How Bad?

by Sabrina Weill, Posted Apr 9th 2009 10:00AM

My friend, R. called me this morning, upset, with a classic "how bad" question. Here's what happened: Out in the yard, her 3-year-old threw a stick. At her face. And it connected...with her nose. "Ow!" she said, tears coming to her eyes (nose pain, ...
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Tone of Voice Important Teaching Tool for Kids

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jan 26th 2009 1:00PM

We're constantly being told as parents not to yell at our kids, or each other. Even though we know we're not supposed to, most of us feel there is a time or place for yelling and using different tones and pitches to convey meaning to our children. ...
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Are Sleep Terrors Genetic?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Dec 3rd 2008 10:01AM

Are nightmares genetic? A recent study seems to point that way. Nightmares, also known as sleep terrors, affect people from childhood through adulthood. Those affected suffer from waking in a panic, normally screaming, confusion and disorientation. ...
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No screaming on the Screamer

by Sandy Maple, Posted Oct 23rd 2007 5:06PM

When Ellie and I rode the Avalanche slide at our local water park this past summer, we were both screaming our heads off as the raft dropped from the platform. Screaming when you are excited and scared is a natural reaction, right? That may be, but ...
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The mega-meltdown

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jul 16th 2007 11:26AM

If you were in the San Carlos, California Office Depot yesterday around lunchtime or, for that matter, anywhere within a hundred mile radius, that ruckus you heard was Jared having a mega-meltdown. The kicking and screaming, the wailing and crying -- ...
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How to calm a crying baby, the old-fashioned way

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted May 12th 2007 7:00AM

You know how every once in a while those old wives tales we always hear about turn out to be true? Well, I am skeptical at best about anything not essentially "proven" by modern science but have acquiesced now that I have a screaming six week old ...
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Boy screams 400 chickens to death

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jan 25th 2007 5:36PM

My kids are loud. Real loud. I wouldn't be surprised if people in the next town called to complain about the noise. But even so, I don't think they're quite this loud. It seems a four-year-old boy was frightened by a dog and began screaming near the ...
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Dealing with a tantrum

by Heather Craven, Posted Sep 6th 2006 3:30PM

Yesterday I wrote a post on ways to possibly prevent temper tantrums. Although the tips might come in helpful, there is now a way to field all the tantrums a child is likely to throw. So in case of emergencies, here are a few thoughts on what to do ...
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How to help prevent temper tantrums

by Heather Craven, Posted Sep 5th 2006 5:00PM

Everyone knows what it's like to witness a child's temper tantrum. Even before you had kids of your own, you may remember standing in a grocery store line behind some woman who may have uttered that two-letter word no 2-year-old wants to hear - N-O - ...
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