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Don't Let Public Temper Tantrums Give You Fits

by Melissa Kossler Dutton, Posted Mar 23rd 2010 3:34PM

Stay calm when your child melts down in public. Credit: Felipe Pimentel, Flickr
Tantrums are a normal part of childhood, but that doesn't make them pleasant for parents -- especially when they happen in public places.
Still, there are things ...
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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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Blogging Baby Book: First Time Out

by Stefania Butler, Posted Mar 14th 2006 11:01AM

Wallie, my toddler, got her first time out yesterday. She's actually been "asking" for one for a while now. She's 18-months-old, and this is about the time when my older daughter started experimenting with, shall we say, "testing ...
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Discipline: When kids test parenting mettle

by Stefania Butler, Posted Jan 9th 2006 3:21PM

Two recent posts by two different mommy bloggers really hit home with me. The first is by Morphing into Mama, and it made me laugh and cringe at the same time.  MIM often talks about people who "parent without a license." And even ...
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