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Are We Doing This Parenting Thing All Wrong?

by Gary Drevitch, Posted Sep 24th 2009 6:00AM

Parents may need to rethink how they dole out love. Credit: jupiterimages
If there's one thing modern childhood experts have drilled into our heads, it's that we should avoid overpraising our kids. Apparently, our unconditional approval ...
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Maternity Jeans, Baby Mop, and TV Parents - Links We Love

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Feb 23rd 2009 4:00PM

Being pregnant doesn't have to mean giving up your favorite pair of jeans, you've just got to find a new pair of favorites. MomFind's has done the shopping for you, so check out their list of best maternity jeans. Baby spends all day crawling on ...
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Supernanny not so super says childcare expert

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 17th 2008 3:00PM

Not everyone loves Nanny Jo, the british star of the series Supernanny. On the show, Jo Frost shows up to help some hapless family with discipline, scheduling, and whatever other issues they might have. Not everyone thinks so highly of the Supernanny ...
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Former pop singer seeks the help of Super Nanny

by Angie Felton, Posted Jan 30th 2008 8:00AM

Wendy Wilson, former member of the singing trio Wilson Phillips, will be the first celebrity parent to seek the help of television Super nanny, Jo Frost. According to a statement from the ABC network, Wilson and husband Dan Knutson are "exhausted ...
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Supernanny Kids 'Made to Cry'

by Sandy Maple, Posted Sep 28th 2007 4:06PM

Based on the premise that some parents just don't have a clue when it comes to disciplining their children, the show Supernanny has been very successful. Nanny Joe Frost comes into these families' homes and shakes things up. By the time she leaves, ...
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Is the naughty chair a TV-land dream?

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Jul 18th 2007 9:35AM

I am a massive fan of Jo Frost and her prim matching cardigans and her brilliant "naughty chair" concept. It's so sweet and neatly packaged, how she swoops into a home filled with obnoxious children who are so patently evil that their mother has been ...
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What going on "Supernanny" is really like

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Jan 16th 2007 3:03PM

Have you ever watched a TV show such as "Supernanny" and wondered how things really were on the show? Well, now you can! After her husband, the disciplinarian, died two years ago, Donna Mihalik was left raising her four children alone. Well, the kids ...
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Would you go on television to get parenting help?

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Dec 13th 2006 1:02PM

Who hasn't looked at their child at one point or another and thought "what the heck do I do?" Whether the problem is fighting at bedtime, not eating at dinner or tantrums in public, you wish there was a magic button to help you learn what to do. TLC ...
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Supernannies to help with antisocial behavior

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Nov 23rd 2006 11:04AM

The steriotype of the prim British Nanny has endured for decades and has been recently reinforced by the popularity of reality TV series depicting nannies to the rescue in some seriously messed-up households. I watch these shows with a mixture of ...
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Time out spots: a place to park your naughty child

by Stefania Butler, Posted Feb 24th 2006 5:01PM

I admit that I am a fan of the "time out." It's one of those things that before I was a parent, I swore I would never do. (You know, those things...) I was sure I would be able to use positive discipline strategies and talk with my toddler ...
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